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: 20260101618Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving circuit substrate, light-emitting elements, a color conversion structure, an encapsulation layer, an opposite substrate and a bank layer. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the driving circuit substrate and are electrically connected to the driving circuit substrate. The color conversion structure covers a first light-emitting element of the light-emitting elements. The encapsulation layer is disposed on the driving circuit substrate. The opposite substrate is disposed opposite to the driving circuit substrate. The bank layer is disposed on the opposite substrate and is located between the opposite substrate and the encapsulation layer. There is a low refractive index material between a top surface of the color conversion structure and the opposing substrate of the low refractive index material is less than or equal to 1.2. In addition, a manufacturing method of the display apparatus is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: April 9, 2026Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: To-Cheng Fan, Cheng-Chih Hsieh, Ching-Yao Shih, Wen-Wei Yang, Kuan-Heng Lin
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Publication number: 20260090147Abstract: Provided is a display device including a substrate and multiple display pixels on the substrate. Each display pixel includes a light emitting unit and an insulating layer. The light emitting unit includes a first ohmic contact metal, a light emitting diode, and a second ohmic contact metal that are disposed in sequence in a direction away from the substrate. The insulating layer is disposed on at least a side of the light emitting diode, and includes a first protruding portion, where a distance between the first protruding portion and the substrate is greater than or equal to a distance between a top surface of the light emitting diode and the substrate. A part of the second ohmic contact metal is disposed on a first side wall of the first protruding portion facing the light emitting diode.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2024Publication date: March 26, 2026Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chia-An Lee, Yu-Hsin Huang, Wen-Wei Yang, YinYu Chen, Yi-Hong Chen, Kuan-Heng Lin
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Publication number: 20260090143Abstract: A light-emitting element includes a first type semiconductor layer, a second type semiconductor layer, an active layer, an intrinsic semiconductor layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. The second type semiconductor layer is disposed opposite to the first type semiconductor layer. The active layer is disposed between the first type semiconductor layer and the second type semiconductor layer. The intrinsic semiconductor layer has multiple microstructures. The second type semiconductor layer is disposed between the intrinsic semiconductor layer and the active layer. The first electrode and the second electrode are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the active layer. The second electrode is disposed in a through hole of the intrinsic semiconductor layer and a recess of the second type semiconductor layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2024Publication date: March 26, 2026Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Yu-Hsin Huang, Chia-An Lee, Yi-Hong Chen, YinYu Chen, Wen-Wei Yang, Kuan-Heng Lin
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Publication number: 20260060138Abstract: A display device includes a circuit substrate, a first light-emitting diode (LED), a second LED, a repair LED, a first protective structure, and a second protective structure. The circuit substrate includes a first pixel region and a second pixel region. The first pixel region includes a first placement region and a first repair region, and the second pixel region includes a second placement region and a second repair region. The first LED and the second LED are respectively located on the first pixel region and the second pixel region. The repair LED is located on the first repair region. The first protective structure and the second protective structure are located on the first repair region and the second repair region respectively. The first protective structure is in contact with the repair LED.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2024Publication date: February 26, 2026Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Wen-Wei Yang, Kuan-Heng Lin, Yi-Hong Chen, Chia-An Lee, Yu-Hsin Huang, YinYu Chen
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Publication number: 20260052810Abstract: A display device including a plurality of display pixels is provided. Each of the display pixels includes at least one first light-emitting unit. The first light-emitting unit includes a first light-emitting diode and a color conversion layer. The first light-emitting diode is disposed on a substrate, and includes a first pad, a first semiconductor layer, a first light-emitting layer, a second semiconductor layer, and a second pad that are sequentially stacked. The color conversion layer surrounds the first light-emitting diode. A top surface of the color conversion layer is lower than a top surface of the second pad, or is coplanar with the top surface of the second pad. A manufacturing method of the display device is also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 20, 2024Publication date: February 19, 2026Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: YinYu Chen, Yi-Hong Chen, Chia-An Lee, Yu-Hsin Huang, Wen-Wei Yang, Kuan-Heng Lin
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Publication number: 20260040748Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving backplane, a pixel unit, an opposite substrate, and a spacer unit. The pixel unit includes a plurality of light-emitting elements. The light-emitting elements are disposed on the driving backplane and electrically connected to the driving backplane. The light-emitting elements include a first light-emitting element. The opposite substrate is disposed opposite to the driving backplane. The spacer unit is disposed on the opposite substrate. The spacer unit overlaps with the pixel unit. The spacer unit includes a first spacer. A surface of the first spacer and a light-emitting surface of the first light-emitting element abut each other. There is a first low refractive index layer between the surface of the first spacer and the light-emitting surface of the first light-emitting element. A refractive index of the first low refractive index layer is less than a refractive index of the first spacer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2025Publication date: February 5, 2026Applicant: AUO CorporationInventors: Chia-An Lee, Yu-Hsin Huang, Yi-Hong Chen, YinYu Chen, Wen-Wei Yang, Kuan-Heng Lin
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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: 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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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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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