Patents by Inventor Wen-Fa Sung

Wen-Fa Sung 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: 7557507
    Abstract: An electrode on a substrate of a plasma display panel has a relatively narrow bus line conductor at an intersection with a pad, and a line width of the pad being wider than a line width of the bus line conductor and substantially narrower than a line width of a wider section of the pad, which avoids a break in the electrode when the electrode is fired at an elevated temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Wu, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Patent number: 7205721
    Abstract: An AC Plasma display panel. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of ribs are formed on a rear substrate to define a plurality of non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces. A front substrate is opposite the rear substrate. A plurality of bus electrodes are formed on the front substrate, wherein each bus electrodes are zigzag-shaped and extend substantially in a first direction. A plurality of extending electrodes are formed on the front substrate, protruding to corresponding non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces, wherein the extending electrodes are substantially triangle-shaped, and bevel edges of the extending electrodes contact the bus electrodes respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Publication number: 20060186812
    Abstract: An AC Plasma display panel. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of ribs are formed on a rear substrate to define a plurality of non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces. A front substrate is opposite the rear substrate. A plurality of bus electrodes are formed on the front substrate, wherein each bus electrodes are zigzag-shaped and extend substantially in a first direction. A plurality of extending electrodes are formed on the front substrate, protruding to corresponding non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces, wherein the extending electrodes are substantially triangle-shaped, and bevel edges of the extending electrodes contact the bus electrodes respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Publication date: August 24, 2006
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Patent number: 7078858
    Abstract: An AC Plasma display panel. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of ribs are disposed on a rear substrate forming non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces in a delta configuration. A front substrate is disposed opposite the rear substrate. A plurality of bus electrodes substantially extend in a first direction, and each contains a plurality of extending electrodes protruding into corresponding non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Publication number: 20060012302
    Abstract: A plasma display panel. A rear substrate is opposite a front substrate. A rib structure is formed on the rear substrate, defining a plurality of sub-pixel regions, wherein the rib structure comprises a first portion extending substantially in a first direction and a second portion extending substantially in a second direction. A sustain electrode is formed on the front substrate, wherein the sustain electrode comprises a bus electrode covering the first portion of the rib structure and a plurality of protrusions covering a potion of the second portion of the rib structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2005
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Yao-Ching Su
  • Publication number: 20050151473
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method for fabricating a rear plate of a plasma display panel. A plurality of address electrodes is disposed on a rear substrate. A dielectric layer is then formed on the surface of the substrate, covering all of the address electrodes. A rib structure defining the surface of the dielectric layer into a plurality of units and a phosphor alignment structure are formed by a rib process. A Phosphor application is performed by way of the phosphor alignment structure to fill red, blue and green phosphors into the units sequentially, resulting finally in a rear plate of a plasma display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2004
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventors: Hsiang-Wen Wan, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Publication number: 20050146273
    Abstract: An electrode on a substrate of a plasma display panel has a relatively narrow bus line conductor at an intersection with a pad, and a line width of the pad being wider than a line width of the bus line conductor and substantially narrower than a line width of a wider section of the pad, which avoids a break in the electrode when the electrode is fired at an elevated temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Inventors: Yi-Jen Wu, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Publication number: 20050122045
    Abstract: A plasma display panel. A first substrate is opposite a second substrate. A plurality of ribs are interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, defining a plurality of discharge cells. A plurality of address electrodes are disposed on the second substrate, wherein each discharge cell is passed through a corresponding fence shaped address electrode. Each fence shaped address electrode comprises a plurality of main electrodes and at least one auxiliary electrode, and the auxiliary electrode connects two adjacent main electrodes in each cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Yao-Ching Su
  • Publication number: 20050093449
    Abstract: An AC Plasma display panel. In one embodiment of the invention, a plurality of ribs are disposed on a rear substrate forming non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces in a delta configuration. A front substrate is disposed opposite the rear substrate. A plurality of bus electrodes substantially extend in a first direction, and each contains a plurality of extending electrodes protruding into corresponding non-equilateral hexagonal discharge spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Publication number: 20050083251
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a plasma display panel with barrier ribs configured in a closed shape. The panel has sub-pixel cells each with a cell area that is defined by the closed shape barrier ribs, sustain electrodes each spaced apart in a row direction at a predetermined cell length, and data electrodes each overlapping a barrier rib wall in a column direction and extending under the cell area. A plurality of the sub-pixels cells in a delta configuration defines a color pixel, whereby a dual scan gap of a predetermined gap length is formed between a pair of the data electrodes in the column direction, and a gap is formed between the row barrier ribs and data electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2003
    Publication date: April 21, 2005
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung
  • Patent number: 6847165
    Abstract: A plasma panel includes a rear plate, a front plate disposed in parallel and spaced apart from the rear plate, a plurality of electrode pairs disposed in parallel with each other, and a first dielectric layer having a first predefined pattern to cover the electrode pairs. The plasma panel offers high brightness and luminous efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Shiang-Wen Wan
  • Publication number: 20040251831
    Abstract: A plasma panel includes a rear plate, a front plate disposed in parallel and spaced apart from the rear plate, a plurality of electrode pairs disposed in parallel with each other, and a first dielectric layer having a first predefined pattern to cover the electrode pairs. The plasma panel offers high brightness and luminous efficiency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Shiang-Wen Wan
  • Patent number: 6747408
    Abstract: A plasma display device is disclosed. The plasma display device has a first panel and a second panel parallel to each other. A dielectric layer is formed on the second panel, a plurality of barrier ribs are formed on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of buffer layers are formed opposite to the barrier ribs. The buffer layers have a first softening temperature, the barrier ribs have a second softening temperature, and the first softening temperature is lower than the second softening temperature. The buffer layers can be deformed and compressed at a temperature higher than the first softening temperature during a process for sealing the first and second panels, so as to unify heights of the barrier ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Yao-Ching Su, Jin-Yuh Lu
  • Patent number: 6580216
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high contrast PDP, comprising a glass substrate, shielding masks, patterned black matrices, transparent electrodes, display electrodes, a dielectric layer, an MgO layer. A black matrix layer is formed on the discharge region and the non-discharge region of the glass substrate and defined into shielding matrices and patterned black matrices respectively. Transparent electrodes are formed on the shielding mask, and display electrodes are formed on the transparent electrodes. The dielectric layer and MgO layer are sequentially formed over the whole glass substrate. The black matrix layer can consist of Cr/Cr2O3, Fe/Fe2O3 or black low melting-point glass. The transparent electrodes can consist of ITO or stannic oxide. The display electrodes can consist of Cr/Cu/Al, Cr/Al/Cr or Ag. The dielectric layer can consist of lead oxide or silicon oxide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jin-Yuh Lu, Wen-Fa Sung, Chun-Chin Huang, Ta-Yuan Lee
  • Publication number: 20030020404
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a plasma display panel and a front plate of the plasma display panel are disclosed. The first step of the method is to provide a front glass substrate having a pixel area and a bonding area. Next, an electrode, which has a pixel electrode positioned at the pixel area and a bonding electrode positioned at the bonding area, is formed on the front substrate. Then, a dielectric layer is formed over the pixel area and the bonding area to cover the pixel electrode and the bonding electrode, respectively. Thereafter, a rear plate is sealed to the front substrate by a sealing material so that the rear plate covers the pixel area without covering the bonding area. Then, the dielectric layer formed on the bonding area is removed to expose the bonding electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Acer Display Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung, Chun-Tang Peng
  • Publication number: 20020063528
    Abstract: A plasma display device is disclosed. The plasma display device has a first panel and a second panel parallel to each other. A dielectric layer is formed on the second panel, a plurality of barrier ribs are formed on the dielectric layer, and a plurality of buffer layers are formed opposite to the barrier ribs. The buffer layers have a first softening temperature, the barrier ribs have a second softening temperature, and the first softening temperature is lower than the second softening temperature. The buffer layers can be deformed and compassed at a temperature higher than the first softening temperature during a process for sealing the first and second panels, so as to unify heights of the barrier ribs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Yao-Ching Su, Jin-Yuh Lu
  • Patent number: 6344714
    Abstract: A plasma display panel device which can enlarge the bright region of a PDP with a given pixel size is provided. The auxiliary electrode of the plasma display panel device contacts not only the transparent electrode but also the substrate in order to avoid the auxiliary electrode being peeled off during the manufacturing process. Furthermore, the position of the auxiliary electrode is changed so the bright region between the pair of auxiliary electrodes is enlarged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2002
    Assignee: Acer Display Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Ching Su, Wen-Fa Sung, Yih-Jer Lin
  • Patent number: 6113449
    Abstract: A front plate for a plasma display panel (PDP) and its modified fabricating method are provided using a backside exposure process and an appropriate processing sequence rearrangement to reduce the number of photomasks required and improve the accuracy of exposure and developing process. First, a light-shielding layer is patterned by performing a mesh printing process, or by performing an exposure and developing process using a first photomask, so as to form a light-shielding structure including black stripes and transparent electrodes' gaps. Next, using the light-shielding structure as a mask, a backside exposure and developing process as well as an etching process is performed to form a plurality of pairs of transparent electrodes on the substrate. Then, using a second photomask, another set of exposure, developing and etching processes are performed to form a plurality of pairs of metal electrodes on the corresponding transparent electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Acer Display Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Fa Sung, Jin-Yuh Lu, Yao-Ching Su