Patents by Inventor Yi-Chuan Liu
Yi-Chuan Liu 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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Patent number: 11800046Abstract: A video transmission system is disclosed. The video transmission system comprises a multi-drop bus, a first source driving chip, a second source driving chip and a timing controller. The first source driving chip comprises a first source driving circuit and a first terminal circuit. The first terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the first source driving circuit for providing a first terminal resistor. The second source driving chip comprises a second source driving circuit and a second terminal circuit. The second terminal circuit is coupled to the multi-drop bus and the second source driving circuit for providing a second terminal resistor. The timing controller is coupled to the first source driving chip and the second source driving chip via the multi-drop bus.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yi-Chuan Liu, Hung-Cheng Hsiao, Ying-Wen Chou
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Publication number: 20230005451Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which include a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a first flag signal selector. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the first flag signal selector is coupled between the first receiver and the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver, a second transmitter and a second flag signal selector. The second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver, and the second flag signal selector is coupled between the second receiver and the second transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2022Publication date: January 5, 2023Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu, Yi-Yang Tsai, Po-Hsiang Fang
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Patent number: 11545081Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Patent number: 11527195Abstract: A display control system includes a plurality of driver circuits connected in series. A driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits includes a receiver, a duty cycle correction circuit and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a first signal from a previous driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the receiver, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the first signal to generate a second signal. The transmitter, coupled to the duty cycle correction circuit, is configured to transmit the second signal to a next driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Patent number: 11509296Abstract: A clock generator includes a pulse generator and a duty cycle correction circuit. The pulse generator is configured to receive an input clock signal and generate a pulse signal according to the input clock signal. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the pulse generator, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the pulse signal to generate an output clock signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20220345123Abstract: A clock generator includes a pulse generator and a duty cycle correction circuit. The pulse generator is configured to receive an input clock signal and generate a pulse signal according to the input clock signal. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the pulse generator, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the pulse signal to generate an output clock signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20220343833Abstract: A display control system includes a plurality of driver circuits connected in series. A driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits includes a receiver, a duty cycle correction circuit and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a first signal from a previous driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits. The duty cycle correction circuit, coupled to the receiver, is configured to adjust a duty cycle of the first signal to generate a second signal. The transmitter, coupled to the duty cycle correction circuit, is configured to transmit the second signal to a next driver circuit among the plurality of driver circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Patent number: 11482293Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a replica receiver. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the replica receiver is coupled to an output terminal of the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver and a second transmitter. The second receiver is coupled to the first transmitter, and the second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu, Yi-Yang Tsai, Po-Hsiang Fang
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Publication number: 20220336544Abstract: In one embodiment, a display includes alternating first and second pixel types. The first pixel type may include a first sub-pixel to emit neutral light (e.g., substantially white light), a second sub-pixel to emit a first color (e.g., substantially green) light, and a third sub-pixel to emit a second (e.g., substantially red) light. The second pixel type may include a first sub-pixel to emit neutral (e.g., substantially white) light, a second sub-pixel to emit a third (e.g., substantially blue) light, and a third sub-pixel to emit the second (e.g., substantially red) light.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2022Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Yi-chuan Liu, Jackson Tsai
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Publication number: 20220254305Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2022Publication date: August 11, 2022Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20220223103Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture to control a micro-LED display are disclosed. An example apparatus for a micro-LED display, the apparatus includes a micro-LED matrix, a first driver circuit electrically coupled to micro-LEDs of the micro-LED matrix, a second driver circuit electrically coupled to the first driver circuit, the second driver circuit to provide at least (a) a scan signal and (b) a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal to the first driver circuit, the first driver circuit to drive the micro-LEDs based on the scan signal and the PWM signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Yi-Chuan Liu, Jackson Tsai
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Publication number: 20220223102Abstract: Apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for a micro-LED display are disclosed. An example apparatus for a micro-LED display includes a substrate, a micro-LED matrix on a first side of the substrate, a driver circuit on a second side of the substrate, the second side opposite the first side, and a conductive path in the substrate to extend between the first side and the second side to electrically couple the micro-LED matrix to the driver circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 31, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Inventors: Peng-Bo Xi, Yi-Chuan Liu, Jackson Tsai
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Patent number: 11367390Abstract: A display apparatus and a method for noise reduction are introduced. The method comprises steps of sensing a first pixel signal being superimposed by noises from a first pixel through a first sensing line in a first phase of a sensing operation and sensing a first noise signal from the first sensing line in a second phase of the sensing operation. The method further comprises steps of sensing a second noise signal from a second sensing line in the first phase of the sensing operation, and sensing a third noise signal from the second sensing line in the second phase of the sensing operation. The method further removes the noises that are superimposed to the first pixel signal according to a difference between the first pixel signal and the first noise signal and a difference between the second noise signal and the third noise signal to generate a denoised sensing value of the first pixel.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2019Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Jhih-Siou Cheng, Yi-Chuan Liu, Ju-Lin Huang
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Patent number: 11341904Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: May 24, 2022Assignee: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20220044748Abstract: A control system includes a plurality of driving circuits coupled in series, which includes a first driving circuit and a second driving circuit. The first driving circuit includes a first receiver, a first transmitter and a replica receiver. The first transmitter is coupled to the first receiver, and the replica receiver is coupled to an output terminal of the first transmitter. The second driving circuit, coupled to the first driving circuit, includes a second receiver and a second transmitter. The second receiver is coupled to the first transmitter, and the second transmitter is coupled to the second receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2021Publication date: February 10, 2022Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu, Yi-Yang Tsai, Po-Hsiang Fang
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Publication number: 20220039231Abstract: A light-emitting diode LED driver and a LED driving device including the LED driver are provided. The light-emitting diode LED driver includes a decoding circuit that receives a data signal and decodes the data signal to generate display data used to drive LEDs to emit light and display and a recovered clock signal. Further provided is an encoding circuit that encodes the decoded display data by using the recovered clock signal to generate an encoded data signal, where the data signal is encoded in a first encoding format, and the encoded data signal is encoded in a second encoding format.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Patent number: 11188171Abstract: A driving system for a touch display device includes a timing controller, configured to output a plurality of first data and receive a plurality of second data; and a driving module, coupled to the timing controller, comprises a display driving module, configured to output a plurality of output voltages according to the plurality of first data output by the timing controller; and a sensing module, configured to receive a plurality of display sensing data and a plurality of touch sensing data to generate the plurality of second data to the timing controller.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Keko-Chun Liang, Yi-Yang Tsai, Jin-Yi Lin, Chun-Wei Kang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20210118359Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original data signal and outputs a first data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th data signal and outputs a Nth data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to the (N?1)th data signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2020Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20210072859Abstract: A driving system for a touch display device includes a timing controller, configured to output a plurality of first data and receive a plurality of second data; and a driving module, coupled to the timing controller, comprises a display driving module, configured to output a plurality of output voltages according to the plurality of first data output by the timing controller; and a sensing module, configured to receive a plurality of display sensing data and a plurality of touch sensing data to generate the plurality of second data to the timing controller.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: March 11, 2021Inventors: Keko-Chun Liang, Yi-Yang Tsai, Jin-Yi Lin, Chun-Wei Kang, Yi-Chuan Liu
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Publication number: 20210049952Abstract: A LED driving apparatus with clock embedded cascaded LED drivers is introduced, including: a plurality of LED drivers, wherein the first stage LED driver receives an original display data signal and outputs a first display data signal, the Nth stage LED driver receives a (N?1)th display data signal and outputs a Nth display data signal. The Nth stage LED driver includes a clock data recovery circuit generating a recovery clock signal and a recovery data signal according to a first phase difference between the (N?1)th display data signal and the recovery clock signal; and a first transmitter outputting the Nth display data signal according to the recovery clock signal and the recovery data signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2020Publication date: February 18, 2021Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.Inventors: Che-Wei Yeh, Keko-Chun Liang, Yu-Hsiang Wang, Yong-Ren Fang, Yi-Chuan Liu