Patents by Inventor Wing-Kai Tang

Wing-Kai Tang 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: 20100177067
    Abstract: In a first display period of a display device, a first count value is recorded at the rising edge of the data enable signal for controlling the length of a horizontal line. Next, a second count value is recorded at the falling edge of the data enable signal for identifying the time when the data enable signal switches from a high level to a low level. When entering a porch period following the first display period, the counter is cleared when the count value reaches the first count value. In a second display period following the porch period, the counter is cleared at the rising edge of the data enable signal, and the first count value is used for controlling the length of the horizontal line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2009
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Chia-Hsin Tung, Wing-Kai Tang, Wei-Yi Wei
  • Publication number: 20100164998
    Abstract: A driving method for a display device provides a first input pixel data corresponding to a pixel, and generates a second input pixel data by multiplying the first input pixel data by a predetermined rate. Next, an output pixel data corresponding to the second input pixel data is obtained from a predetermined gamma curve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Publication date: July 1, 2010
    Inventors: Chung-Jian Li, Tzung-Yuan Lee, Shang-I Liu, Chia-Hsin Tung, Hao-Jan Huang, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Publication number: 20100027722
    Abstract: A wired signal receiving apparatus including a signal receiver, a signal peak detector, and a signal comparator is disclosed. The signal receiver includes an operation current detecting circuit for detecting an operation current. The signal receiver further receives a transmission signal. The signal peak detector receives the operation current, detects a peak thereof, and generates a peak current. The signal comparator compares a reference signal and the peak current to generate an output current for regulating the operation current.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: February 4, 2010
    Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Chen, Tsun-Tu Wang, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Publication number: 20070296675
    Abstract: A display driver apparatus and an inversion method thereof are provided. The display driver apparatus includes a gate drive unit, a source drive unit, a multiplexer unit and a common voltage generation unit. The gate drive unit is used to generate a gate signal for turning on/off sub-pixels. The source drive unit is used to generate a source signal required by the display panel. The multiplexer unit is used to regulate the sequence for the source signal to be delivered to the sub-pixels. The common voltage generation unit is used to generate a common voltage and switch the level of the common voltage during the enable period of the gate signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Yi Lee, Chih-Wei Tang, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Publication number: 20070205970
    Abstract: A power-saving device for a driving circuit of a liquid crystal display panel is provided. The device comprises a first switch, a first capacitor, a second switch, a second capacitor, a third switch, an output buffer and a common electrode or a data line. The first capacitor and the second capacitor are coupled to the common electrode or the data line through the first switch and the second switch respectively. The output buffer is coupled to the common electrode or the data line through the third switch. The output buffer charges or discharges a ground-referenced equivalent capacitor of the data line or the common electrode. The device uses the switches to conduct positive and negative electric charges to the capacitors so that charges produced during the charging and discharging in the driving circuits of the common electrodes and data line can be stored and recycled to avoid unnecessary power waste.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventors: Wing-Kai Tang, Ming-Chieh Lin, Wen-Shian Shie
  • Publication number: 20060274010
    Abstract: A DSD display driving method and driving device thereof are provided. Each of the pixels of the display is selectively driven by a pair of select lines, and the polarities of the select signals can be alternately changed in accordance with different frame times. The driving method and the driving device thereof is adapted for balancing the asymmetric positive and negative polarities of conventional pixel voltages and efficiently preventing the flicker phenomenon in a conventional driving method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventors: Wing-Kai Tang, Chien-Hsien Kao
  • Patent number: 6856121
    Abstract: A direct voltage/direct voltage converter comprising a switch-shaping circuit, a voltage-sensing device and a control device is provided. The direct voltage/direct voltage converter has several running modes. Through the control device, one of the running modes is selected to serve as a current operating mode. According to the current operating mode, the control device issues a switching signal for turning the switch-shaping circuit on or off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2005
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chou, Chao-chia Tsai, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Publication number: 20040160218
    Abstract: A direct voltage/direct voltage converter comprising a switch-shaping circuit, a voltage-sensing device and a control device is provided. The direct voltage/direct voltage converter has several running modes. Through the control device, one of the running modes is selected to serve as a current operating mode. According to the current operating mode, the control device issues a switching signal for turning the switch-shaping circuit on or off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Chun-Yi Chou, Chao-Chia Tsai, Wing-Kai Tang
  • Patent number: 6700422
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for increasing the slew rate. The apparatus for increasing the slew rate comprises an operational amplifier and a push-pull output stage. The present invention is operated under the principle of when there is a big difference between the output signal and the input signal, either the pull-up transistor or the pull-down transistor in the push-pull output stage is ON, so that the pushed or pulled current is provided to a load on the output terminal. When the difference between the output signal and the input signal becomes smaller, the operation of the push-pull output stage stops, and the load on the output terminal is directly driven by the operational amplifier at this time. Since the present invention only deploys an operational amplifier and a push-pull output stage and does not deploy error amplifier, the present invention reduces occupied area and saves consumed power, and also avoids offset voltage and oscillation problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2004
    Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics, Corp.
    Inventors: Wing-Kai Tang, Kuang-Feng Sung
  • Publication number: 20040021491
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for increasing the slew rate. The apparatus for increasing the slew rate comprises an operational amplifier and a push-pull output stage. The present invention is operated under the principle of when there is a big difference between the output signal and the input signal, either the pull-up transistor or the pull-down transistor in the push-pull output stage is ON, so that the pushed or pulled current is provided to a load on the output terminal. When the difference between the output signal and the input signal becomes smaller, the operation of the push-pull output stage stops, and the load on the output terminal is directly driven by the operational amplifier at this time. Since the present invention only deploys an operational amplifier and a push-pull output stage and does not deploy error amplifier, the present invention reduces occupied area and saves consumed power, and also avoids offset voltage and oscillation problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 5, 2004
    Inventors: Wing-Kai Tang, Kuang-Feng Sung