Patents by Inventor Yao-Chou Tsai

Yao-Chou Tsai 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: 9269816
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) is provided, which includes a substrate, a first gate layer, an insulation layer, a first source/drain layer, a second source/drain layer, a semiconductor layer, a passivation layer and a second gate layer. The first gate layer is disposed on the substrate. The insulation layer is disposed on the first gate layer. The first source/drain layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The second source/drain layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the first source/drain layer and the second source/drain layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the semiconductor layer. The second gate layer is disposed on the passivation layer and contacts the first gate layer through a via so that the two gate layers keep a same voltage level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Tzung-Wei Yu
  • Patent number: 9069131
    Abstract: A transfer print structure is provided. The transfer print structure comprises a substrate; a color ink layer including a functional region; and an adhesive device combining the functional region with the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang
  • Patent number: 8987856
    Abstract: A photodiode, a light sensor and a fabricating method thereof are disclosed. An n-type semiconductor layer and an intrinsic semiconductor layer of the photodiode respectively comprise n-type amorphous indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) and intrinsic IGZO. The oxygen content of the intrinsic amorphous IGZO is greater than the oxygen content of the n-type amorphous IGZO. A light sensor comprise the photodiode is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8961255
    Abstract: A manufacturing method for a flexible display apparatus is provided. A rigid substrate is provided. A flexible substrate having a supporting portion and a cutting portion surrounding the supporting portion is provided. A first adhesive material is formed between the rigid substrate and the cutting portion of the flexible substrate, so that the flexible substrate is adhered onto the rigid substrate by the first adhesive material. The first adhesive material does not locate on the supporting portion of the flexible substrate. At least a display unit is formed on the supporting portion of the flexible substrate. The supporting portion and the cutting portion of the flexible substrate are separated so as to separate the rigid substrate and the flexible substrate, wherein the flexible substrate and the display unit thereon form a flexible display apparatus. In the method, the flexible substrate and the rigid substrate can be easily separated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn, Ming-Sheng Chiang, Chih-Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 8941138
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a gate, an oxide channel layer, a gate insulating layer, a source, a drain and a dielectric stacked layer. The oxide channel layer is stacked over the gate, with the gate insulting layer disposed therebetween. The source and the drain are disposed on a side of the oxide channel layer and in parallel to each other. A portion of the oxide channel layer is exposed between the source and the drain. The dielectric stacked layer is disposed on the substrate and includes plural of first inorganic dielectric layers with a first refraction index and plural of second inorganic dielectric layers with a second refraction index that are stacked alternately. At least one of the first inorganic dielectric layers directly covers the source, the drain and the portion of the oxide channel layer. The first refraction index is smaller than the second refraction index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Tzung-Wei Yu, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Kuan-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 8927983
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a thin film transistor array substrate. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a display area and a non-display area. The non-display area includes a signal line, a connecting line and a metal contact. The connecting line is formed in a first patterned metal layer. The signal line and the metal contact are formed in a second patterned metal layer. The connecting line is connected to the signal line by a first through-hole, and the connecting line is connected to the metal contact by a second through-hole. Furthermore, a method of fabricating the thin film transistor array substrate is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8896946
    Abstract: A color filter suitable for being disposed on a substrate is provided. The color filter includes a plurality of pixel units separately disposed on the substrate so as to define a plurality of blank regions thereon. A color display apparatus applying the color filter is also provided, wherein the color display apparatus includes a driving circuit substrate, the color filter and a display medium layer. The color filter is disposed on the driving circuit substrate. The display medium layer is disposed between the driving circuit substrate and the color filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Chou Tsai, Fang-An Shu, Wen-Chung Tang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8884869
    Abstract: A court border module using a display apparatus is disclosed, which uses piezoelectric elements to drive the display apparatus. When a ball hits a court border, which is defined by the display apparatus, a force is applied to the piezoelectric elements which then generate power to drive the corresponding part of the display apparatus. The color of the part of the display apparatus hit by the ball is switched. Therefore the change in the color of the court border can be observed by officials and others to instantly and objectively determine whether the ball has hit the court border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Chou Tsai, Fang-An Shu, Chia-Chun Yeh, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8854722
    Abstract: A color electronic paper apparatus includes a display layer, a color resist layer, an anti-ultraviolet layer and a protective sheet. The color resist layer is disposed on the display layer. The anti-ultraviolet layer is disposed on the color resist layer. The protective sheet is disposed on the anti-ultraviolet layer. A manufacturing method of the color electronic paper apparatus and a color electronic paper display are provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang
  • Patent number: 8835913
    Abstract: A transistor structure comprises a patterned N-type transparent oxide semiconductor formed over a substrate as a base, and a patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor formed on the patterned N-type transparent oxide semiconductor comprising a first portion and a second portion so that the patterned N-type transparent oxide semiconductor and the first portion and the second portion of the patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor form heterojunctions therebetween respectively, wherein the first portion of the patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor is used as an emitter, and the second portion of the patterned p-type organic polymer semiconductor is used as a collector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Yeh, Henry Wang, Yao-Chou Tsai, Sung-Hui Huang
  • Patent number: 8808486
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a color electrophoretic display device includes the following steps. First, a substrate having a displaying region and a circuit region around the displaying region is provided. Next, a driving array is formed in the displaying region. Subsequently, an electrophoretic display layer is formed on the driving array. Afterwards, a thermal transfer process is performed so that a color filter layer is formed on the electrophoretic display layer. The method can increase the production eligibility rate of the color electrophoretic display device, thereby improving the display quality of the color electrophoretic display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yi-Ching Wang, Po-Wen Hsiao, Kai-Cheng Chuang, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8791909
    Abstract: A display panel is provided. The display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate, a display control circuit and a force sensing circuit. The display control circuit is disposed on the first substrate between the first substrate and the second substrate for controlling the display panel to display an image through the second substrate. The force sensing circuit is disposed side by side with the display control circuit on the first substrate between the first substrate and second substrate, wherein the force sensing circuit comprises a plurality of force sensing elements for sensing at least one external force and correspondingly generate a plurality of force signals respectively to transform at least one touch signal corresponding to the at least one external force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yao-Chou Tsai, Sung-Hui Huang, Po-Wen Hsiao, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8755109
    Abstract: A color electronic paper device and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The device includes: a front panel; a color filter layer, placed over the front panel; a color protection layer, being a thermoplastic transparent layer placed over the color filter layer; an adhesive layer, placed over the color protection layer; and a cover, placed over the adhesive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Ted-Hong Shinn, Yao-Chou Tsai
  • Patent number: 8748222
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing oxide thin film transistors includes steps of: forming a gate, a drain electrode, a source electrode, and an oxide semiconductor layer respectively. The oxide semiconductor layer is formed on the gate electrode; the drain electrode and the source electrode are formed at two opposite sides of the oxide semiconductor layer. The method further includes a step of depositing a dielectric layer of silicon oxide, and a reacting gas for depositing the silicon oxide includes silane and nitrous oxide. A flow rate of nitrous oxide is in a range from 10 to 200 standard cubic centimeters per minute (SCCM). Oxide thin film transistors manufactured by above method has advantages of low leakage, high mobility, and other integrated circuit member can be directly formed on the thin film transistor array substrate of a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Ted-Hong Shinn, Henry Wang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai
  • Patent number: 8724208
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a color display provides a bottom substrate, injects a liquid display media onto the bottom substrate, and disposes a sealing substrate on the liquid display media, such that the liquid display media is contained between the sealing substrate and the bottom substrate. The method also aligns an image device corresponding to the bottom substrate and transfers a color coating onto the sealing substrate by a laser device through a laser thermal transfer process to form a color filter layer on the sealing substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Chun Yeh, Yao-Chou Tsai, Henry Wang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8703514
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for manufacturing an active array substrate. The method includes the steps of: forming a first patterned metal layer on a substrate; sequentially forming a semiconductor layer, an insulating layer and a second metal layer to cover the first patterned metal layer; forming a patterned photoresist layer on the second metal layer; patterning the second metal layer, the insulating layer and the semiconductor layer to form a second patterned metal layer, a patterned insulating layer and a patterned semiconductor layer, and removing a portion of the patterned photoresist layer; heating the remained portion of the patterned photoresist layer such that the remained portion is fluidized and transformed into a protective layer; and forming a pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Patent number: 8686407
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a driving substrate and an organic light emitting diode device. The driving substrate includes a display area, a non-display area, a substrate and a transparent driving element. The transparent driving element is disposed in the non-display area to form a transparent region. The organic light emitting diode device is disposed over the driving substrate and located in the display area to form a non-transparent region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Wen-Chung Tang, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140070216
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) is provided, which includes a substrate, a first gate layer, an insulation layer, a first source/drain layer, a second source/drain layer, a semiconductor layer, a passivation layer and a second gate layer. The first gate layer is disposed on the substrate. The insulation layer is disposed on the first gate layer. The first source/drain layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The second source/drain layer is disposed on the insulation layer. The semiconductor layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the first source/drain layer and the second source/drain layer. The passivation layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the semiconductor layer. The second gate layer is disposed on the passivation layer and contacts the first gate layer through a via so that the two gate layers keep a same voltage level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Inventors: Kuan-Yi Lin, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Tzung-Wei Yu
  • Patent number: 8658480
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing an active array substrate is provided herein. The active array substrate can be manufactured by using only two photolithography process steps. The photolithography process step using a first photomask may be provided for forming a drain electrode, a source electrode, a data line and/or a data line connecting pad and a patterned transparent conductive layer, etc. The photolithography process step using a second photomask may be utilized for forming a gate electrode, a gate line, a gate insulating layer, a channel layer and/or a gate line connecting pad, and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chung Tang, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Ted-Hong Shinn
  • Publication number: 20140021473
    Abstract: A semiconductor structure includes a gate, an oxide channel layer, a gate insulating layer, a source, a drain and a dielectric stacked layer. The oxide channel layer is stacked over the gate, with the gate insulting layer disposed therebetween. The source and the drain are disposed on a side of the oxide channel layer and in parallel to each other. A portion of the oxide channel layer is exposed between the source and the drain. The dielectric stacked layer is disposed on the substrate and includes plural of first inorganic dielectric layers with a first refraction index and plural of second inorganic dielectric layers with a second refraction index that are stacked alternately. At least one of the first inorganic dielectric layers directly covers the source, the drain and the portion of the oxide channel layer. The first refraction index is smaller than the second refraction index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: E INK HOLDINGS INC.
    Inventors: Tzung-Wei Yu, Fang-An Shu, Yao-Chou Tsai, Kuan-Yi Lin