Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro Nonaka

Yoshihiro Nonaka 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: 11741908
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, a power supply line, and an extra voltage supply line different from the power supply line and the data line. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, a storage capacitor between a gate terminal of the driving transistor and the power supply line, a first switching transistor between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor, a second switching transistor between a source terminal of the driving transistor and the data line, and a third switching transistor between the source terminal of the driving transistor and the extra voltage supply line. The third switching transistor supplies a signal voltage different from the data signal to the driving transistor from the extra voltage supply line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Patent number: 11495180
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, and a monitoring circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, and a first switching transistor disposed between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor. The first switching transistor switches between supplying and not supplying the light-emitting element with electric current from the driving transistor. The monitoring circuit monitors a signal at a monitoring point located between the driving transistor and the first switching transistor in the pixel circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20220208119
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, a power supply line, and an extra voltage supply line different from the power supply line and the data line. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, a storage capacitor between a gate terminal of the driving transistor and the power supply line, a first switching transistor between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor, a second switching transistor between a source terminal of the driving transistor and the data line, and a third switching transistor between the source terminal of the driving transistor and the extra voltage supply line. The third switching transistor supplies a signal voltage different from the data signal to the driving transistor from the extra voltage supply line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicants: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Patent number: 11139804
    Abstract: A circuit includes a flip-flop included in a multi-stage shift register and a control element. The flip-flop includes an output field-effect transistor, a first field-effect transistor configured to operate to supply one of a high potential and a low potential to the gate of the output field-effect transistor, and a second field-effect transistor configured to operate to supply the other one of the high potential and the low potential to the gate of the output field-effect transistor. The control element is configured to operate to make an electric current flow between the gate and a power supply in the opposite direction of an off-leakage current from at least either one of the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor in a period where the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor are off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Yanase, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka
  • Patent number: 11107399
    Abstract: A display device includes power lines, first driving transistors on a first side of each of the power lines, second driving transistors on a second side of each of the power lines, light-emitting elements of a first color, a second color and a third color. A first driving transistor of a first power line drives a light-emitting element of the first color. A second driving transistor of the first power line drives a light-emitting element of the second color. A first driving transistor of a second power line drives a light-emitting element of the third color. A second driving transistor of the second power line drives a light-emitting element of the second color. A first driving transistor of a third power line drives a light-emitting element of the first color. A second driving transistor of the third power line drives a light-emitting element of the third color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Yanase, Yojiro Matsueda, Yoshihiro Nonaka
  • Publication number: 20210210021
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit on the substrate, and a monitoring circuit. The pixel circuit includes a driving transistor configured to control an amount of electric current supplied to a light-emitting element, and a first switching transistor disposed between the light-emitting element and the driving transistor. The first switching transistor switches between supplying and not supplying the light-emitting element with electric current from the driving transistor. The monitoring circuit monitors a signal at a monitoring point located between the driving transistor and the first switching transistor in the pixel circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicants: Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd., Tianma Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Patent number: 10971076
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line on the substrate, the data line being configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit, a monitoring line on the substrate, the monitoring line being different from the data line, and a monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a signal at a monitoring point on a path of the data signal with the monitoring line, and supply a correction signal in place of the data signal to the pixel circuit via the monitoring line and the monitoring point in response to detection of transmission failure of the data signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignees: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD., Wuhan Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Genshiro Kawachi, Masamichi Shimoda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase
  • Publication number: 20200389157
    Abstract: A circuit includes a flip-flop included in a multi-stage shift register and a control element. The flip-flop includes an output field-effect transistor, a first field-effect transistor configured to operate to supply one of a high potential and a low potential to the gate of the output field-effect transistor, and a second field-effect transistor configured to operate to supply the other one of the high potential and the low potential to the gate of the output field-effect transistor. The control element is configured to operate to make an electric current flow between the gate and a power supply in the opposite direction of an off-leakage current from at least either one of the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor in a period where the first field-effect transistor and the second field-effect transistor are off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Tianma Japan, Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiro YANASE, Masamichi SHIMODA, Yoshihiro NONAKA
  • Publication number: 20200335044
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel circuit on a substrate, a data line on the substrate, the data line being configured to transmit a data signal for the pixel circuit, a monitoring line on the substate, the monitoring line being different from the data line, and a monitoring circuit. The monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a signal at a monitoring point on a path of the data signal with the monitoring line, and supply a correction signal in place of the data signal to the pixel circuit via the monitoring line and the monitoring point in response to detection of transmission failure of the data signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Genshiro KAWACHI, Masamichi SHIMODA, Yoshihiro NONAKA, Jiro YANASE
  • Patent number: 10614756
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a first wiring, a second wiring, and a third wiring; a light emitting element configured to emit light due to a current flowing between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode; a driving transistor configured to control a current which is supplied from the first wiring to the anode electrode; a first switch configured to connect or disconnect the second wiring and a gate electrode of the driving transistor; a second switch configured to connect or disconnect the third wiring and the anode electrode; and a switching circuit configured to selectively apply one of an image signal voltage and a first voltage to the second wiring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Buxiang Zhang, Yoshihiro Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10600360
    Abstract: Column circuit blocks and row circuit blocks include circuit block units each being opposed to a step of the series of steps. Each of the circuit block units consists of m column circuit blocks and n row circuit blocks disposed side by side along a virtual line connecting outer vertices of the opposite step in an order corresponding to an order of pixel rows and pixel columns of the opposite step. A total sum of lengths of sides of the m column circuit blocks opposed to the virtual line projected to the virtual line and lengths of sides of the n row circuit blocks opposed to the virtual line projected to the virtual line is not greater than the virtual line length. A power line is provided outer than the display region and between the display region and the row circuit blocks and the column circuit blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nonaka, Yojiro Matsueda, Kenichi Takatori
  • Publication number: 20200035156
    Abstract: A display device includes power lines, first driving transistors on a first side of each of the power lines, second driving transistors on a second side of each of the power lines, light-emitting elements of a first color, a second color and a third color. A first driving transistor of a first power line drives a light-emitting element of the first color. A second driving transistor of the first power line drives a light-emitting element of the second color. A first driving transistor of a second power line drives a light-emitting element of the third color. A second driving transistor of the second power line drives a light-emitting element of the second color. A first driving transistor of a third power line drives a light-emitting element of the first color. A second driving transistor of the third power line drives a light-emitting element of the third color.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Inventors: Jiro YANASE, Yojiro MATSUEDA, Yoshihiro NONAKA
  • Patent number: 10490604
    Abstract: There are provided a pixel array, an electro-optic device, and an electric apparatus. A pixel array includes plural pixels each having a rectangular shape and including a first-colored sub-pixel of a first color being the maximum in relative luminosity, a second-colored sub-pixel, and a third-colored sub-pixel of a third color being the minimum in relative luminosity. The third-colored sub-pixel is greater in size than each of the first-colored sub-pixel and the second-colored sub-pixel, and is arranged next to the first-colored sub-pixel and the second-colored sub-pixel. The center of gravity of the first-colored sub-pixel is located nearer to the center of gravity of the pixel than that of the second-colored sub-pixels, and/or the center of gravity of a part of the third-colored sub-pixel at the second-colored-sub-pixel side is located at a shorter distance to the center of gravity of the pixel than that of the other part of the third-colored sub-pixel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Kenichi Takatori, Yoshihiro Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10483482
    Abstract: Provided is a display apparatus that compensates a drive transistor threshold to attain a highly precise structure. The display apparatus comprises a light emitting element including a first electrode, a second electrode and an organic light emitting layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a pixel circuit including a capacitor and a drive transistor letting current according to voltage of the capacitor flow in the light emitting element. The pixel circuit stops supply of current to the light emitting element while connecting the capacitor to the first electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nonaka, Jiro Yanase, Kenichi Takatori
  • Patent number: 10475873
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes: pixels in a non-rectangular display region; a scan circuit outputting a scan signal; a data signal circuit outputting a data signal; a first wiring portion with a first signal to control the scan circuit; a second wiring portion with a second signal to control the data signal circuit; a first auxiliary wiring portion connecting the first wiring portion and the scan circuit; and a second auxiliary wiring portion connecting the second wiring portion and the data signal circuit. The scan circuit and the data signal circuit are outside the display region, the first wiring portion and the second wiring portion are disposed outside the first region, the first auxiliary wiring portion lies approximately orthogonal to an extension direction of the first wiring portion, and the second auxiliary wiring portion is disposed along a direction approximately orthogonal to an extension direction of the second wiring portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Kenichi Takatori, Yoshihiro Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10438532
    Abstract: An object is to provide a display device of an organic light emitting type suppressing luminance unevenness. The display device includes: a pixel including an organic light emitting element and a pixel circuit that controls a current supplied to the organic light emitting element; a first wiring 41 and a second wiring 42 supplying a first signal used for controlling the pixel circuit to the pixel circuit; and a third wiring 43 suppling a second signal used for controlling the pixel circuit to the pixel circuit. The first wiring 41 to the third wiring 43 are arranged inside an area in which the pixel circuit is arranged in a first direction, and the third wiring 43 is arranged between the first wiring 41 and the second wiring 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Tianma Japan, LTD.
    Inventors: Jiro Yanase, Yojiro Matsueda, Yoshihiro Nonaka
  • Patent number: 10388215
    Abstract: Provided is an OLED display device preventing an occurrence of a crosstalk using a simple structure. A display device includes: a display unit that includes a plurality of pixel circuits each including an organic light emitting element; a control unit that applies electric potential to the pixel circuits for a first period, and that controls emission luminance of the organic light emitting elements for a second period after the first period; and an application unit that applies a voltage of less than or equal to a threshold voltage of the organic light emitting element before a start of the second period in which the organic light emitting element has internal capacitance to maintain an electric potential difference between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode for a vertical scanning period in which a displayed image to be refreshed when the control unit controls the organic light emitting element not to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Kenichi Takatori
  • Patent number: 10360840
    Abstract: To achieve a pixel circuit and the like capable of improving the accuracy for detecting the threshold voltage. The pixel circuit includes: a light emitting element; a driving transistor which supplies an electric current to the light emitting element according to an applied voltage; a capacitor part which holds a voltage containing a threshold voltage and a data voltage of the driving transistor and applies the voltage to the driving transistor; and a switch part which makes the capacitor part hold the voltage containing the threshold voltage and the data voltage. The switch part includes a reference voltage transistor which inputs a reference voltage from a reference voltage power supply line and a data voltage transistor which inputs a data voltage from a data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: NLT TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yojiro Matsueda, Yoshihiro Nonaka, Kenichi Takatori
  • Publication number: 20190027090
    Abstract: Column circuit blocks and row circuit blocks include circuit block units each being opposed to a step of the series of steps. Each of the circuit block units consists of m column circuit blocks and n row circuit blocks disposed side by side along a virtual line connecting outer vertices of the opposite step in an order corresponding to an order of pixel rows and pixel columns of the opposite step. A total sum of lengths of sides of the m column circuit blocks opposed to the virtual line projected to the virtual line and lengths of sides of the n row circuit blocks opposed to the virtual line projected to the virtual line is not greater than the virtual line length. A power line is provided outer than the display region and between the display region and the row circuit blocks and the column circuit blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Applicant: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro NONAKA, Yojiro MATSUEDA, Kenichi TAKATORI
  • Patent number: 10140919
    Abstract: To prevent image retention, the pixel circuit includes: a light emitting element; a driving transistor which supplies an electric current according to an applied voltage to the light emitting element; a capacitor part which holds the voltage containing a threshold voltage and a data voltage of the driving transistor; and a switch part which has the voltage containing the threshold voltage and the data voltage held to the capacitor part and applies the voltage to the driving transistor. Further, the switch part has a function which applies a constant voltage to the driving transistor before having the voltage containing the threshold voltage and the data voltage held to the capacitor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: TIANMA JAPAN, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Nonaka, Yojiro Matsueda, Kenichi Takatori