Patents by Inventor Yichun Wong

Yichun Wong 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: 6961107
    Abstract: A method of forming a transflective display device having a single cell gap in which a liquid crystal molecule has at least two pretilt angles. A transparent electrode is formed on the inner surface of the lower substrate, and a reflective electrode is formed on a portion of the transparent electrode. Thus, creating a reflective region over the reflective electrode, and a transmissive region over the transparent electrode which is not covered by the reflective electrode. Using a photo-alignment process to form at least two alignment domains on each of the two alignment layers sandwiching a liquid crystal layer, the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the reflective region is different from the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the transmissive region, the reflective region and the transmissive region have the same phase retardation, and the light path passing through the reflective region is twice the light path passing through the transmissive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Liao, Yichun Wong, Kang-Hung Liu, Yang-Yi Fan
  • Patent number: 6862065
    Abstract: A transflective display device having a single cell gap in which a liquid crystal molecule has at least two pretilt angles. A transparent electrode is formed on the inner surface of the lower substrate, and a reflective electrode is formed on a portion of the transparent electrode, such that a reflective region is over the reflective electrode and a transmissive region is over the transparent electrode, which is not covered by the reflective electrode. The pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the reflective region is different from the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the transmissive region, the reflective region and the transmissive region have the same phase retardation, and the light path through the reflective region is twice the light path passing through the transmissive region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2005
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Liao, Yichun Wong, Kang-Hung Liu, Yang-Yi Fan
  • Publication number: 20050018115
    Abstract: A transflective display device has a single cell gap in which a liquid crystal molecule has at least two pretilt angles. A transparent electrode is formed on the inner surface of the lower substrate, and a reflective electrode is formed on a portion of the transparent electrode. Thus, creating a reflective region over the reflective electrode, and a transmissive region over the transparent electrode which is not covered by the reflective electrode. Using a photo-alignment process to form at least two alignment domains on each of the two alignment layers sandwiching a liquid crystal layer, the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the reflective region is different from the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the transmissive region, the reflective region and the transmissive region have the same phase retardation, and the light path passing through the reflective region is twice the light path passing through the transmissive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Liao, Yichun Wong, Kang-Hung Liu, Yang-Yi Fan
  • Patent number: 6773870
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing a diffusive direct reflector by Gray tone exposure. The process uses a controllable transmittance photomask on which the photomask pattern is formed by Gray tone exposure, the photomask pattern vertically divided into a plurality of regions, each having a plurality of micro transparent blocks and a plurality of micro dark blocks, so that a ratio of the plurality of micro transparent blocks's area to the total area of respective region has a feature of gradual change, so as to form a transmittance profile for controlling the transmittance profile and producing a desired structure on the diffusive direct reflector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2004
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yichun Wong, Chi-Chang Liao
  • Publication number: 20040114076
    Abstract: A transflective display device has a single cell gap in which a liquid crystal molecule has at least two pretilt angles. A transparent electrode is formed on the inner surface of the lower substrate, and a reflective electrode is formed on a portion of the transparent electrode. Thus, creating a reflective region over the reflective electrode, and a transmissive region over the transparent electrode which is not covered by the reflective electrode. Using a photo-alignment process to form at least two alignment domains on each of the two alignment layers sandwiching a liquid crystal layer, the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the reflective region is different from the pretilt angle of the liquid crystal molecule in the transmissive region, the reflective region and the transmissive region have the same phase retardation, and the light path passing through the reflective region is twice the light path passing through the transmissive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2003
    Publication date: June 17, 2004
    Applicant: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Chih-Chang Liao, Yichun Wong, Kang-Hung Liu, Yang-Yi Fan
  • Publication number: 20030180628
    Abstract: A process of manufacturing a diffusive direct reflector by Gray tone exposure. The process uses a controllable transmittance photomask on which the photomask pattern is formed by Gray tone exposure, the photomask pattern vertically divided into a plurality of regions, each having a plurality of micro transparent blocks and a plurality of micro dark blocks, so that a ratio of the plurality of micro transparent blocks's area to the total area of respective region has a feature of gradual change, so as to form a transmittance profile for controlling the transmittance profile and producing a desired structure on the diffusive direct reflector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yichun Wong, Chi-Chang Liao