Patents by Inventor Wen-Wei Yang
Wen-Wei Yang 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: 20240312967Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, a light-emitting device, a light-shielding layer, and a light-guide pillar is provided. The light-emitting device is disposed on the substrate. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and has a sidewall surrounding an opening. The light-guide pillar is disposed between the substrate and the light-emitting device and located in the opening. A gap exists between the light-guide pillar and the sidewall of the light-shielding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Fang-Cheng Yu, Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Patent number: 11784293Abstract: The display panel includes an array substrate, a light emitting diode and a first connection electrode. The array substrate includes a driving circuit layer. The light emitting diode is disposed on the array substrate. The light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The first connection electrode is electrically connected to the driving circuit layer and the first semiconductor layer. The first connection electrode wraps the light emitting layer such that a normal projection of the light emitting layer over the array substrate is within a normal projection of the first connection electrode over the array substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Patent number: 11545472Abstract: A bi-directional optical module includes a substrate, at least one first light-emitting diode (LED), and at least one second LED. The first LED is disposed on a surface of the substrate. The first LED has a first reflection surface and a first light-outlet surface that are opposite to each other, and the first light-outlet surface is away from the substrate relative to the first reflection surface. The second LED is disposed on the same surface of the substrate. The second LED has a second reflection surface and a second light-outlet surface that are opposite to each other, and the second light-outlet surface is close to the substrate relative to the second reflection surface. The substrate has at least one light-transparent area that is not occupied by the first LED and the second LED.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Ting-Wei Guo, Chen-Chi Lin, Pin-Miao Liu, Cheng-Chieh Chang, Ho-Cheng Lee, Wen-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 11508699Abstract: A display panel and a pixel structure are provided. The pixel structure includes a substrate, a micro light emitting diode (micro LED or ?LED), a sidewall structure, a filling layer, and a reflective layer. The substrate has a bearing surface, and the micro LED is disposed on the bearing surface directly or indirectly. The sidewall structure is disposed on the bearing surface and defines at least one accommodation cavity to accommodate the micro LED. The filling layer is filled in the accommodation cavity and surrounds the micro LED. The reflective layer covers a top surface of the filling layer and has a plurality of light-transmissible windows. The micro LED forms, in a vertical projection direction, a vertical projection region in an overlapping region on the reflective layer. Among the light-transmissible windows, those having longer distances to the vertical projection region have larger areas.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Pin-Miao Liu, Chen-Chang Chen, Wen-Wei Yang
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Publication number: 20210384392Abstract: The display panel includes an array substrate, a light emitting diode and a first connection electrode. The array substrate includes a driving circuit layer. The light emitting diode is disposed on the array substrate. The light emitting diode includes a first semiconductor layer, a second semiconductor layer and a light emitting layer. The light emitting layer is disposed between the first semiconductor layer and the second semiconductor layer. The first connection electrode is electrically connected to the driving circuit layer and the first semiconductor layer. The first connection electrode wraps the light emitting layer such that a normal projection of the light emitting layer over the array substrate is within a normal projection of the first connection electrode over the array substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Inventors: Wen-Wei YANG, Cheng-Yeh TSAI
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Publication number: 20210384379Abstract: A display panel including a substrate, a light-emitting device, a light-shielding layer, and a light-guide pillar is provided. The light-emitting device is disposed on the substrate. The light-shielding layer is disposed on the substrate and has a sidewall surrounding an opening. The light-guide pillar is disposed between the substrate and the light-emitting device and located in the opening. A gap exists between the light-guide pillar and the sidewall of the light-shielding layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2021Publication date: December 9, 2021Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Fang-Cheng Yu, Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Patent number: 11195970Abstract: An LED panel including a substrate, multiple first pixels, multiple second pixels, multiple first protrusion structures and second protrusion structures is provided. The first pixels and second pixels each disposed in a display area of the substrate has at least one light emitting element. The second pixels are positioned on at least one display edge of the display area and positioned between the first pixels and a substrate edge. Each first protrusion structure is positioned on the periphery of the at least one light emitting element of one corresponding first pixel. Each second protrusion structure is positioned on the periphery of the at least one light emitting element of one corresponding second pixel. The orthogonal projection contour of each first protrusion structure on the substrate is different from that of each second protrusion structure on the substrate. A tiling display apparatus adopting the light emitting diode panel is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 7, 2021Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Fang-Cheng Yu, Wen-Wei Yang, Pin-Miao Liu
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Patent number: 10950175Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display panel includes a back plate and a pixel structure, which includes multiple pixels. Each pixel includes a reflector structure and two LEDs emitting light of a same color, all disposed on the back plate. The reflector structure of each pixel has a first reflective bank structure and a second reflective bank structure. The first reflective bank structure has a first bank opening. The second reflective bank structure has a second bank opening. The two LEDs are disposed within the first and second bank openings. The first bank opening has a first shape, and the second bank opening has a second shape, which is a mirror shape or a 180° symmetrical shape of the first shape. For each of the pixels, the first shape is a polygonal shape, and at least two corners of the first shape have an included angle less than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Wen-Wei Yang, Pin-Miao Liu, Cheng-Chieh Chang
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Publication number: 20200381586Abstract: An LED panel including a substrate, multiple first pixels, multiple second pixels, multiple first protrusion structures and second protrusion structures is provided. The first pixels and second pixels each disposed in a display area of the substrate has at least one light emitting element. The second pixels are positioned on at least one display edge of the display area and positioned between the first pixels and a substrate edge. Each first protrusion structure is positioned on the periphery of the at least one light emitting element of one corresponding first pixel. Each second protrusion structure is positioned on the periphery of the at least one light emitting element of one corresponding second pixel. The orthogonal projection contour of each first protrusion structure on the substrate is different from that of each second protrusion structure on the substrate. A tiling display apparatus adopting the light emitting diode panel is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: December 3, 2020Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Fang-Cheng Yu, Wen-Wei Yang, Pin-Miao Liu
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Patent number: 10784426Abstract: A device substrate includes a receiving substrate, a micro light emitting element, a first wire, and a second wire is provided. The micro light emitting element is disposed on the receiving substrate. The micro light emitting element includes a first type semiconductor layer and a second type semiconductor layer. The first type semiconductor layer is disposed on the receiving substrate and has a first wire connecting surface away from the receiving substrate. The second type semiconductor layer is disposed on a part of the first type semiconductor layer and has a second wire connection surface away from the receiving substrate. The first wire is disposed on the first wire connection surface. The second wire is disposed on the second wire connection surface. A projection range of the first wire perpendicularly projected on the micro light emitting element and a projection range of the second wire perpendicularly projected on the micro light emitting element are at least partially overlap.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Patent number: 10783826Abstract: A light emitting diode (LED) display panel includes a back plate and a pixel structure, which includes multiple pixels. Each pixel includes a reflector structure and two LEDs emitting light of a same color, all disposed on the back plate. The reflector structure of each pixel has a first reflective bank structure and a second reflective bank structure. The first reflective bank structure has a first bank opening. The second reflective bank structure has a second bank opening. The two LEDs are disposed within the first and second bank openings. The first bank opening has a first shape, and the second bank opening has a second shape, which is a mirror shape or a 180° symmetrical shape of the first shape. For each of the pixels, the first shape is a polygonal shape, and at least two corners of the first shape have an included angle less than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Wen-Wei Yang, Pin-Miao Liu, Cheng-Chieh Chang
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Publication number: 20200176425Abstract: A bi-directional optical module includes a substrate, at least one first light-emitting diode (LED), and at least one second LED. The first LED is disposed on a surface of the substrate. The first LED has a first reflection surface and a first light-outlet surface that are opposite to each other, and the first light-outlet surface is away from the substrate relative to the first reflection surface. The second LED is disposed on the same surface of the substrate. The second LED has a second reflection surface and a second light-outlet surface that are opposite to each other, and the second light-outlet surface is close to the substrate relative to the second reflection surface. The substrate has at least one light-transparent area that is not occupied by the first LED and the second LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Ting-Wei GUO, Chen-Chi LIN, Pin-Miao LIU, Cheng-Chieh CHANG, Ho-Cheng LEE, Wen-Wei YANG
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Publication number: 20200144469Abstract: A device substrate includes a receiving substrate, a micro light emitting element, a first wire, and a second wire is provided. The micro light emitting element is disposed on the receiving substrate. The micro light emitting element includes a first type semiconductor layer and a second type semiconductor layer. The first type semiconductor layer is disposed on the receiving substrate and has a first wire connecting surface away from the receiving substrate. The second type semiconductor layer is disposed on a part of the first type semiconductor layer and has a second wire connection surface away from the receiving substrate. The first wire is disposed on the first wire connection surface. The second wire is disposed on the second wire connection surface. A projection range of the first wire perpendicularly projected on the micro light emitting element and a projection range of the second wire perpendicularly projected on the micro light emitting element are at least partially overlap.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Chieh Chang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Publication number: 20200144229Abstract: A display panel and a pixel structure are provided. The pixel structure includes a substrate, a micro light emitting diode (micro LED or ?LED), a sidewall structure, a filling layer, and a reflective layer. The substrate has a bearing surface, and the micro LED is disposed on the bearing surface directly or indirectly. The sidewall structure is disposed on the bearing surface and defines at least one accommodation cavity to accommodate the micro LED. The filling layer is filled in the accommodation cavity and surrounds the micro LED. The reflective layer covers a top surface of the filling layer and has a plurality of light-transmissible windows. The micro LED forms, in a vertical projection direction, a vertical projection region in an overlapping region on the reflective layer. Among the light-transmissible windows, those having longer distances to the vertical projection region have larger areas.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2019Publication date: May 7, 2020Inventors: PIN-MIAO LIU, CHEN-CHANG CHEN, WEN-WEI YANG
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Patent number: 10600941Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and a method for fabricating the same. The electronic device includes a driving-circuit substrate, light-emitting elements, an optical layer, and an adhesive layer. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the driving-circuit substrate, and the optical layer is disposed on the light-emitting elements. The adhesive layer is disposed between the optical layer and the light-emitting elements. The optical layer includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. The first surface of the optical layer has a plurality of first convex lens structures, and at least a part of the first convex lens structures are at least partially overlapped with the light-emitting elements in the vertical projection direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yi-Cheng Liu, Ho-Cheng Lee, Wen-Wei Yang
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Patent number: 10593837Abstract: A light emitting device including a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode is provided. The light emitting layer is deposited between the first and the second semiconductor layers. The first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the second semiconductor layer form a stepped structure including a first electrode connection surface, a second electrode connection surface, and a connection portion. The first electrode connection surface is located on the first semiconductor layer. The second electrode connection surface is located on the second semiconductor layer. The connection portion connects the first and the second electrode connection surfaces. The connection portion includes a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface. A first corner s formed between the first and the second surfaces. A second corner is formed between the second and the third surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Cheng-Chieh Chang, Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai
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Patent number: 10403612Abstract: A dual-sided display is disclosed, including a substrate, a first active device, a first micro light emitting device, a patterned photoresist layer, a reflective electrode, a second micro light emitting device, a protective layer, and a first conductive electrode. The first micro light emitting device is disposed on the substrate and electrically connected to the first active device. The patterned photoresist layer is disposed on the substrate and covers a portion of the first micro light emitting device. The reflective electrode covers the patterned photoresist layer and a portion of the substrate. The second micro light emitting device is disposed on the reflective electrode. The protective layer covers the reflective electrode and a portion of the second micro light emitting device. The first conductive electrode covers the protective layer and is electrically connected to the second micro light emitting device.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Kuo-Lung Lo, Wen-Wei Yang
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Publication number: 20190189872Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and a method for fabricating the same. The electronic device includes a driving-circuit substrate, light-emitting elements, an optical layer, and an adhesive layer. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the driving-circuit substrate, and the optical layer is disposed on the light-emitting elements. The adhesive layer is disposed between the optical layer and the light-emitting elements. The optical layer includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. The first surface of the optical layer has a plurality of first convex lens structures, and at least a part of the first convex lens structures are at least partially overlapped with the light-emitting elements in the vertical projection direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2019Publication date: June 20, 2019Inventors: Yi-Cheng LIU, Ho-Cheng LEE, Wen-Wei YANG
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Patent number: 10256381Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device and a method for fabricating the same. The electronic device includes a driving-circuit substrate, light-emitting elements, an optical layer, and an adhesive layer. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the driving-circuit substrate, and the optical layer is disposed on the light-emitting elements. The adhesive layer is disposed between the optical layer and the light-emitting elements. The optical layer includes a first surface and a second surface that are opposite to each other. The first surface of the optical layer has a plurality of first convex lens structures, and at least a part of the first convex lens structures are at least partially overlapped with the light-emitting elements in the vertical projection direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Yi-Cheng Liu, Ho-Cheng Lee, Wen-Wei Yang
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Publication number: 20190067522Abstract: A light emitting device including a first semiconductor layer, a light emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode is provided. The light emitting layer is deposited between the first and the second semiconductor layers. The first semiconductor layer, the light emitting layer and the second semiconductor layer form a stepped structure including a first electrode connection surface, a second electrode connection surface, and a connection portion. The first electrode connection surface is located on the first semiconductor layer. The second electrode connection surface is located on the second semiconductor layer. The connection portion connects the first and the second electrode connection surfaces. The connection portion includes a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface. A first corner s formed between the first and the second surfaces. A second corner is formed between the second and the third surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Cheng-Chieh Chang, Wen-Wei Yang, Cheng-Yeh Tsai