Patents by Inventor Wen-Kuen Chen

Wen-Kuen Chen 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).

  • Publication number: 20240136472
    Abstract: A semiconductor light-emitting device includes a semiconductor stack including a first semiconductor layer and a second semiconductor layer; a first reflective layer formed on the first semiconductor layer and including a plurality of vias; a plurality of contact structures respectively filled in the vias and electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer; a second reflective layer including metal material formed on the first reflective layer and contacting the contact structures; a plurality of conductive vias surrounded by the semiconductor stack; a connecting layer formed in the conductive vias and electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; a first pad portion electrically connected to the second semiconductor layer; and a second pad portion electrically connected to the first semiconductor layer, wherein a shortest distance between two of the conductive vias is larger than a shortest distance between the first pad portion and the second pad portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Chao-Hsing CHEN, Jia-Kuen WANG, Tzu-Yao TSENG, Tsung-Hsun CHIANG, Bo-Jiun HU, Wen-Hung CHUANG, Yu-Ling LIN
  • Patent number: 10007111
    Abstract: A mirror display device, which includes: a display panel; a first polarizer disposed on the display panel; and an optical structure disposed on the first polarizer. The optical structure includes: a first polarization conversion layer; and a second polarization conversion layer or a reflection layer, wherein the first polarization conversion layer is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarization conversion layer or the reflection layer; wherein a sum of a first reflectance and a first transmittance of the optical structure is greater than 100% and less than 150%, in which the first reflectance is referred to a percentage of external light irradiating into the mirror display device and reflected by the optical structure, and the first transmittance is referred to a percentage of light passing through a first polarizer and then irradiating into and passing through the optical structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Assignee: INNOLUX CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao-Yu Liou, Hong-Sheng Hsieh, Wen-Kuen Chen, Yu-Sheng Chen, Jian-Cheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160313555
    Abstract: A mirror display device is disclosed, which comprises: a display panel; a first polarizer disposed on the display panel; and an optical structure disposed on the first polarizer. The optical structure comprises: a first polarization conversion layer; and a second polarization conversion layer or a reflection layer, wherein the first polarization conversion layer is disposed between the first polarizer and the second polarization conversion layer or the reflection layer; wherein a sum of a first reflectance and a first transmittance of the optical structure is greater than 100% and less than 150%, in which the first reflectance is referred to a percentage of external light irradiating into the mirror display device and reflected by the optical structure, and the first transmittance is referred to a percentage of light passing through a first polarizer and then irradiating into and passing through the optical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Hao-Yu LIOU, Hong-Sheng HSIEH, Wen-Kuen CHEN, Yu-Sheng CHEN, Jian-Cheng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150268779
    Abstract: A touch display device includes a display panel and a touch electrode layer. The touch electrode layer is disposed on the display panel and has a touch area, a peripheral area and a plurality of electrodes. The electrodes are disposed in the touch area and at least divided into a first electrode group and a second electrode group. The peripheral area has a first sub-area corresponding to the first electrode group and a second sub-area corresponding to the second electrode group. A plurality of extended wires of the electrodes of the first electrode group are extended to the first sub-area from the touch area, and a plurality of extended wires of the electrodes of the second electrode group are extended to the second sub-area from the touch area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Jenn-Fang YANG, Cheng-Hsia KUO, Wen-Kuen CHEN
  • Publication number: 20150260892
    Abstract: A display apparatus and a touch display apparatus are disclosed, particularly, a display panel with functions including displaying and mirror reflection is disclosed. The display apparatus comprises display panel, a reflecting film disposed above the display panel, wherein the reflecting film has a first penetrating axes, wherein a display light is emitted from the display panel in a light-emitting direction, when an ambient light irradiates onto the display panel in a direction that different from the light-emitting direction, the ambient light with a polarization direction that different from the first transmission axes is reflected by the reflecting film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Inventors: Cheng-Hsia KUO, Wen-Kuen CHEN, Tai-Chi PAN
  • Patent number: 7399562
    Abstract: A flat panel display comprising a liquid crystal module, a backlight module, and a transition film is disclosed. The backlight module provides light to the liquid crystal module, and the transition film is disposed above the liquid crystal module. The transition film comprises a material capable of filtering light of specific wavelengths. The material can be organic dye material phthal-ocyanine Copper (CuPc) or C32H16N8Cu. The transition film can be an evaporation layer, so the transition film can be formed on the polarizer of the liquid crystal module. The transition film has a transparency ratio with respect to blue light and a transparency ratio with respect to red light, and the ratios range from 0.5 to 0.95. The transparency ratio with respect to blue light is greater than that with respect to red light. The backlight module comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Wen-Ping Yang, Wen-Kuen Chen, Cheng-Wei Li
  • Patent number: 7256758
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing switched power to an AMOLED is disclosed. During certain time intervals, voltage and/or polarity provided to active devices such as thin film transistors (TFT) driving the AMOLEDs may be changed to reverse polarity or differ in absolute magnitude of voltage. During a subsequent time interval, the changed power may be changed again and/or reverted to an original state. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hu, Li-Wei Shih, Chiao-Ju Lin, Wen-Kuen Chen
  • Patent number: 7250728
    Abstract: A bottom and top emission OLED structure includes: first and second anodes; first and second organic light-emitting layers disposed between the first and second anodes. A first electrode may be disposed between the first and second organic light-emitting layers or first and second electrically isolated electrodes may be disposed between the first and second organic light-emitting layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics
    Inventors: Wen-Kuen Chen, Chung-Wen Ko, Shi-Hao Lee
  • Patent number: 7244518
    Abstract: Anthracene compounds and organic electroluminescent devices employing the same. Anthracene compounds can serve as host materials for an blue organic electroluminescent device. Furthermore, the anthracene compounds can also serve as hole transport layer materials or electron transport layer materials for organic electroluminescent devices, by way of the silyl phenyl group thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chen-Ping Yu, Wen-Kuen Chen
  • Patent number: 7084564
    Abstract: An OLED including an anode layer, a first mixing layer over the anode layer, a mixing layer on the first mixing layer, a second mixing layer on the mixing layer, and a cathode layer over the second mixing layer is provided. The mixing layer is a mixture of an organic light emitting material, a hole and an electron transport material, and a volume ratio of the hole transport material to the electron transport material thereof is X %. The first and second mixing layers are both mixtures of the hole and electron transport materials. A volume ratio of the hole transport material to electron transport material in the first mixing layer decreases gradually from 99% to X % starting from the surface adhered to the anode layer, and that of the second mixing layer increases gradually from X % to 99% starting from the surface adhered to the mixing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Wen-Kuen Chen, Chao-Chin Sung, Chung-Wen Ko, Yi-Fan Wang
  • Publication number: 20060141173
    Abstract: A flat panel display comprising a liquid crystal module, a backlight module, and a transition film is disclosed. The backlight module provides light to the liquid crystal module, and the transition film is disposed above the liquid crystal module. The transition film comprises a material capable of filtering light of specific wavelengths. The material can be organic dye material phthal-ocyanine Copper (CuPc) or C32H16N8Cu. The transition film can be an evaporation layer, so the transition film can be formed on the polarizer of the liquid crystal module. The transition film has a transparency ratio with respect to blue light and a transparency ratio with respect to red light, and the ratios range from 0.5 to 0.95. The transparency ratio with respect to blue light is greater than that with respect to red light. The backlight module comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) to provide light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: June 29, 2006
    Inventors: Wen-Ping Yang, Wen-Kuen Chen, Cheng-Wei Li
  • Publication number: 20060008674
    Abstract: Anthracene compounds and organic electroluminescent devices employing the same. Anthracene compounds can serve as host materials for an blue organic electroluminescent device. Furthermore, the anthracene compounds can also serve as hole transport layer materials or electron transport layer materials for organic electroluminescent devices, by way of the silyl phenyl group thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2005
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventors: Chen-Ping Yu, Wen-Kuen Chen
  • Publication number: 20050237279
    Abstract: A bottom and top emission OLED structure includes: first and second anodes; first and second organic light-emitting layers disposed between the first and second anodes. A first electrode may be disposed between the first and second organic light-emitting layers or first and second electrically isolated electrodes may be disposed between the first and second organic light-emitting layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2004
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Wen-Kuen Chen, Chung-Wen Ko, Shi-Hao Lee
  • Publication number: 20050227110
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent element having double mixed layers. The organic electroluminescent element comprises at least a substrate, a first electrode, a first type carrier transport mixed layer, a first type carrier transport layer, an emitting layer, and a second electrode. The structure of the organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention is designed in order to lowers the operating voltage and extends the lifetime thereof, and the electroluminescent interference problems of conventional organic electroluminescent elements are solved thereby.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Shi-Hao Lee, Wen-Kuen Chen, Chung-Wen Ko, Fan-Hsiu Chang
  • Publication number: 20050095454
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device is disclosed. The organic electroluminescent device comprises a substrate, an anode, a blue luminescent layer, and a cathode. The anode is disposed on the substrate. The blue luminescent layer is disposed on the anode. The cathode is disposed on the luminescent layer. The blue luminescent layer comprises a host, a first dopant and a second dopant. The first dopant and the second dopant are doped within the host. Because of the excellent blue light color and brightness of first dopant in blue luminescent layer and the longer lifetime of second dopant in blue luminescent layer, the organic electroluminance device of the present invention improves lifetime, luminescent efficiency, and brightness thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 5, 2005
    Inventors: Chung-Wen Ko, Fan-Hsiu Chang, Wen-Kuen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040239664
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for providing switched power to an AMOLED is disclosed. During certain time intervals, voltage and/or polarity provided to active devices such as thin film transistors (TFT) driving the AMOLEDs may be changed to reverse polarity or differ in absolute magnitude of voltage. During a subsequent time interval, the changed power may be changed again and/or reverted to an original state. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract which will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2003
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hu, Li-Wei Shih, Chiao-Ju Lin, Wen-Kuen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040222739
    Abstract: An OLED including an anode layer, a first mixing layer over the anode layer, a mixing layer on the first mixing layer, a second mixing layer on the mixing layer, and a cathode layer over the second mixing layer is provided. The mixing layer is a mixture of an organic light emitting material, a hole and an electron transport material, and a volume ratio of the hole transport material to the electron transport material thereof is X %. The first and second mixing layers are both mixtures of the hole and electron transport materials. A volume ratio of the hole transport material to electron transport material in the first mixing layer decreases gradually from 99% to X % starting from the surface adhered to the anode layer, and that of the second mixing layer increases gradually from X % to 99% starting from the surface adhered to the mixing layer. The OLED of the invention can solve charge accumulation issue at the hetero-junction interface and increase lifetime of a device using thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Wen-Kuen Chen, Chao-Chin Sung, Chung-Wen Ko, Yi-Fan Wang
  • Patent number: 6803123
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, having a cathode, an indium-tin-oxide anode, an emitting layer, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, a hole injecting layer and a intermediate layer. The emitting layer is located between the cathode and the indium-tin-oxide anode. The hole transport layer is located between the emitting layer and the indium-tin-oxide anode, the electron transport layer is located between the emitting layer and the cathode, the hole injecting layer is located between the hole transport layer and the indium-tin-oxide anode, and the intermediate layer is located between the hole injecting layer and the hole transport layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Fan Wang, Wen-Ping Yang, Wen-Kuen Chen
  • Publication number: 20040033387
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent device, having a cathode, an indium-tin-oxide anode, an emitting layer, a hole transport layer, an electron transport layer, a hole injecting layer and a intermediate layer. The emitting layer is located between the cathode and the indium-tin-oxide anode. The hole transport layer is located between the emitting layer and the indium-tin-oxide anode, the electron transport layer is located between the emitting layer and the cathode, the hole injecting layer is located between the hole transport layer and the indium-tin-oxide anode, and the intermediate layer is located between the hole injecting layer and the hole transport layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventors: Yi-Fan Wang, Wen-Ping Yang, Wen-Kuen Chen