Patents by Inventor Wen-Chun Wang
Wen-Chun Wang 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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Publication number: 20240402490Abstract: A vehicle display device includes a light source module, a light splitting element, first and second polarization reflection modules. The light source module provides a first light beam having a first polarization state and a second light beam having a second polarization state. The light splitting element reflects the first light beam and allows the second light beam to pass through. The first polarization reflection module reflects the first light beam to the light splitting element and converts the first polarization state into the second polarization state. The second polarization reflection module reflects the first and second light beam and convert the second polarization states into third polarization states. The first and second light beam from the second polarization reflection module form a far-field virtual image and a near-field virtual image through the imaging element.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Yan Wen Lin, Hung-Pin Chen, Wen-Chieh Chung, Wen-Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20240387380Abstract: Semiconductor structures and method of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a contact feature in a dielectric layer, a passivation structure over the dielectric layer, a conductive feature over the passivation structure, a seed layer disposed between the conductive feature and the passivation structure, a protecting layer disposed along sidewalls of the conductive feature, and a passivation layer over the conductive feature and the protecting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Inventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Tzy-Kuang Lee, Chih-Hsien Lin, Ching-Hung Kao, Yen-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20240385463Abstract: An optical engine module including a display panel, a transflective layer, a polarizing reflective layer, a first bifocal lens, a first and second electrically controlled half waveplate is provided. The transflective layer is disposed between the display panel and the polarizing reflective layer. The polarizing reflective layer is configured to allow the light beam having a first polarization state to pass through, and reflect the light beam having a second polarization state. The first and second electrically controlled half waveplate are disposed between the transflective layer and the polarizing reflective layer. The first bifocal lens disposed between the first and second electrically controlled half waveplate has a first focal length for the light beam with the first polarization state, and has a second focal length for the light beam with the second polarization state.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 15, 2024Publication date: November 21, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Tzu-Hung Lin, Chung-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang, Ching-Chuan Wei, Bo-Han Cheng, Wei-Ting Wu
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Publication number: 20240361681Abstract: A projection device including an imaging module, a freeform-surface reflective mirror, and a projection lens assembly is provided. The imaging module is configured to provide imaging beams and includes a display panel and a light-source module. The imaging beams are transmitted toward the projection lens assembly by the freeform-surface reflective mirror. The projection lens assembly includes a first optical axis and a second optical axis. The first optical axis passes through the projection lens assembly. The imaging beams emitted by the projection device form an imaging-beam region, in which the first optical axis does not pass through a geometric center of the imaging-beam region, and the second optical axis passes through a geometric center region of the display panel. The geometric center region is a region having a distance less than or equal to 40% of a minimum width of the display panel from a geometric center of the display panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wei-Ting Wu, Wen-Chun Wang, Ching-Chuan Wei, You-Da Chen, Chun-An Wei, Yi-En Hsu
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Patent number: 12100789Abstract: A display device, including a circuit substrate, a light-emitting layer, a quarter-wave plate, and a band-pass polarizing layer, is provided. The light-emitting layer is disposed on the circuit substrate and has light-emitting structures, which are electrically connected to the circuit substrate and include first light-emitting structures, which have a first main light-emitting wavelength. The quarter-wave plate is disposed in overlap with the light-emitting structures and is located between the band-pass polarizing layer and the light-emitting layer. The band-pass polarizing layer includes at least one first band-pass polarizing pattern, which have a first absorption axis. The first wavelength range is the first main light-emitting wavelength±10 nm. An average transmittance of the first band-pass polarizing patterns to light with a wavelength outside the first wavelength range and a polarization direction parallel to the first absorption axis is less than 20%.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Yu-Fan Chen
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Publication number: 20240142794Abstract: A stereo projection screen including a scattering screen having a scattering structure layer, a phase retardation layer disposed between the scattering structure layer and the polarized projector, and a metal reflection layer covering at least a part of the scattering structure layer is provided. The scattering structure layer and the phase retardation layer are arranged in a first display area and a second display area of the stereo projection screen. The metal reflection layer is arranged in at least one of the first display area and the second display area. A first image light beam having a first polarization state has a second polarization state after being transmitted to the first display area and leaving the stereo projection screen. A second image light beam having the first polarization state still has the first polarization state after being transmitted to the second display area and leaving the stereo projection screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang, Bo-Han Cheng
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Publication number: 20240097090Abstract: A display device including at least two light source modules and a display control substrate is provided. Each of the at least two light source substrates has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other and includes a plurality of light emitting elements and a plurality of connection pads. The light emitting elements are located on the second surface, and the connection pads are located on the first surface and are electrically connected to the light emitting elements. The display control substrate includes a back plate and a plurality of control elements. The control elements are located on the back plate, part of the control elements are electrically connected to the connection pads to drive and control the light emitting elements, and the second surface of each of the at least two light source substrates forms a part of a display surface of the display device.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 13, 2023Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ming-Chuan Chih, Wen-Chun Wang, Chun-Chi Hsu, Bo-Chih Pan, Yu-Wei Liang
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Patent number: 11933999Abstract: An optical structure film and a light source module are provided. The optical structure film includes multiple optical unit microstructures. Each of the optical unit microstructures has four side surfaces and an inwardly concave beam splitting surface. The beam splitting surface is respectively connected to the side surfaces, and the beam splitting surface has four endpoints when viewed from a front viewing angle. Connection lines of the four endpoints form a rectangle. The beam splitting surface includes at least one beam splitting curved surface. A junction of the at least one beam splitting curved surface and one of the four side surfaces is a first line segment. A projection of a midpoint of an edge of the rectangle on the beam splitting surface overlaps with a relative extreme point of the first line segment.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Chih-Jen Tsang, Chung-Wei Huang
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Publication number: 20240045243Abstract: The disclosure provides a viewing angle control module including a first liquid crystal panel, a first polarizer, a second polarizer, and a phase retarder. The first liquid crystal panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a first alignment layer, a second alignment layer, a first liquid crystal layer, a first electrode layer, and a second electrode layer. A second alignment direction of the second alignment layer is antiparallel to a first alignment direction of the first alignment layer. The first electrode layer has multiple electrode patterns arranged at intervals along a first direction and extending along a second direction. A first absorption axis of the first polarizer is perpendicular to a second absorption axis of the second polarizer. An included angle between the first absorption axis and the first alignment direction is 45 degrees. A display apparatus including the viewing angle control module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 1, 2023Publication date: February 8, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang, Bo-Han Cheng
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Publication number: 20240036429Abstract: An electrically controlled optical screen including a switchable scattering element and an electrically controlled decorating module is provided. The switchable scattering element is disposed on a side of the electrically controlled decorating module and is configured to switch between a scattering state and a transparent state. The electrically controlled decorating module includes a first polarizer, a first quarter-wave plate, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, an electrically controlled wave plate, a second quarter-wave plate and a second polarizer, which are sequentially stacked. The electrically controlled wave plate has a liquid crystal layer. The second polarizer is disposed between the switchable scattering element and the second quarter-wave plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Jing-Yu Wu, Ching-Chuan Wei, Wei-Ting Wu, Tzu-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 11796843Abstract: A viewing angle control device including a plurality of first polarizing portions and a plurality of transmissive portions is provided. The first polarizing portions are arranged along a first direction and extended in a second direction. The transmissive portions and the first polarizing portions are alternately arranged. Each of the first polarizing portions has a width in the first direction and a height in a direction perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction. A ratio of the height to the width of the first polarizing portion is greater than 1. A display apparatus adopting the viewing angle control device is also provided. The viewing angle control device and the display apparatus provided herein have a filter effect at a large viewing angle, improved light transmittance in the viewing angle direction, and excellent anti-peeping performance.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Chung-Yang Fang, Wen-Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20230307366Abstract: Semiconductor structures and method of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a contact feature in a dielectric layer, a passivation structure over the dielectric layer, a conductive feature over the passivation structure, a seed layer disposed between the conductive feature and the passivation structure, a protecting layer disposed along sidewalls of the conductive feature, and a passivation layer over the conductive feature and the protecting layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2023Publication date: September 28, 2023Inventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Tzy-Kuang Lee, Chih-Hsien Lin, Ching-Hung Kao, Yen-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 11714317Abstract: A display apparatus is provided, including at least one viewing angle limiting device, a display panel, and a light polarization converter disposed between the at least one viewing angle limiting device and the display panel. The light polarization converter includes first regions and second regions alternately arranged. Light beams passing through the first regions and the second regions respectively have a first light polarization direction and a second light polarization direction. The light polarization converter is overlapped with the at least one viewing angle limiting device and the display panel. The viewing angle limiting device includes light-absorbing molecules. The light-absorbing molecules have a first absorption coefficient in a thickness direction of the viewing angle limiting device and a second absorption coefficient in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction. A ratio of the first absorption coefficient to the second absorption coefficient is greater than 1.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Jen-Wei Yu
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Patent number: 11698553Abstract: A backlight module including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting devices, a first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer, and a second cholesteric liquid-crystal layer is provided. The light-emitting devices are disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer is disposed on the light-emitting devices and overlapped with a light-emitting surface of each of the light-emitting devices. The second cholesteric liquid-crystal layer is disposed on the first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer and overlapped with the first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer. The first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer and the second cholesteric liquid-crystal layer respectively have a first chiral direction and a second chiral direction. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Chih-Jen Tsang, Chung-Wei Huang, Bo-Han Cheng, Wen-Chun Wang
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Publication number: 20230204846Abstract: An optical structure film and a light source module are provided. The optical structure film includes multiple optical unit microstructures. Each of the optical unit microstructures has four side surfaces and an inwardly concave beam splitting surface. The beam splitting surface is respectively connected to the side surfaces, and the beam splitting surface has four endpoints when viewed from a front viewing angle. Connection lines of the four endpoints form a rectangle. The beam splitting surface includes at least one beam splitting curved surface. A junction of the at least one beam splitting curved surface and one of the four side surfaces is a first line segment. A projection of a midpoint of an edge of the rectangle on the beam splitting surface overlaps with a relative extreme point of the first line segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2022Publication date: June 29, 2023Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Chih-Jen Tsang, Chung-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 11681087Abstract: A light source module includes at least one light-emitting element, a first optical layer, a penetrating light selection layer, a second optical layer, a light splitting layer, and a wavelength conversion layer. The light-emitting element is configured to provide a beam with a wavelength falling within a first wavelength band. An exit angle at which the beam exits the first optical layer is greater than an incident angle at which the beam is incident to the first optical layer. The penetrating light selection layer may allow light with a wavelength falls within a second wavelength band to pass through and has corresponding transmittance for light with a wavelength falling within the first wavelength band and is incident at different incident angles. An exit angle at which the beam exits the second optical layer is less than an incident angle at which the beam is incident to the second optical layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Chih-Jen Tsang, Chung-Wei Huang
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Patent number: 11670594Abstract: Semiconductor structures and method of forming the same are provided. A semiconductor structure according to the present disclosure includes a contact feature in a dielectric layer, a passivation structure over the dielectric layer, a conductive feature over the passivation structure, a seed layer disposed between the conductive feature and the passivation structure, a protecting layer disposed along sidewalls of the conductive feature, and a passivation layer over the conductive feature and the protecting layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.Inventors: Wen-Chun Wang, Tzy-Kuang Lee, Chih-Hsien Lin, Ching-Hung Kao, Yen-Yu Chen
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Publication number: 20230141295Abstract: A backlight module including a circuit substrate, a plurality of light-emitting devices, a first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer, and a second cholesteric liquid-crystal layer is provided. The light-emitting devices are disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer is disposed on the light-emitting devices and overlapped with a light-emitting surface of each of the light-emitting devices. The second cholesteric liquid-crystal layer is disposed on the first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer and overlapped with the first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer. The first cholesteric liquid-crystal layer and the second cholesteric liquid-crystal layer respectively have a first chiral direction and a second chiral direction. A display apparatus adopting the backlight module is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 1, 2022Publication date: May 11, 2023Applicant: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Chung-Yang Fang, Ping-Yen Chen, Chih-Jen Tsang, Chung-Wei Huang, Bo-Han Cheng, Wen-Chun Wang
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Patent number: 11614644Abstract: A display device includes a view angle switching module and a display module. The view angle switching module includes a first polarizer and a view angle adjustment layer. The display module and the view angle switching module are overlapped. The display module includes a display layer and a second polarizer. The view angle adjustment layer is located between the first polarizer and the second polarizer. An average degree of polarization of the first polarizer for light with a wavelength falling within a first wavelength band is less than an average degree of polarization of the second polarizer for the light with the wavelength falling within the first wavelength band. The display device may provide a privacy function and images with good image quality.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ping-Yen Chen, Wen-Chun Wang, Chung-Yang Fang, Yang-Ching Lin
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Patent number: 11550176Abstract: A display device, including a first polarizing film, a pixel array module, a second polarizing film, and a first electronically controlled phase retardation module, is provided. The pixel array module is disposed in overlap with the first polarizing film. The second polarizing film is disposed in overlap with the pixel array module. The first electronically controlled phase retardation module includes a first liquid crystal layer, two first alignment layers, and two first conductive layers. The first liquid crystal layer and the first alignment layers are disposed between the first conductive layers. The second polarizing film is located between the pixel array module and the first electronically controlled phase retardation module. One of the first polarizing film and the second polarizing film directly contacts one of the first conductive layers of the first electronically controlled phase retardation module. The display device has a switchable viewing angle and is thinner and lighter.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Coretronic CorporationInventors: Ming-Chuan Chih, Wen-Chun Wang