Patents by Inventor Yu-Chen Hsu

Yu-Chen Hsu 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: 20140070402
    Abstract: A structure comprises a plurality of connectors formed on a top surface of a first semiconductor die, a second semiconductor die formed on the first semiconductor die and coupled to the first semiconductor die through the plurality of connectors and a first dummy conductive plane formed between an edge of the first semiconductor die and the plurality of connectors, wherein an edge of the first dummy conductive plane and a first distance to neutral point (DNP) direction form a first angle, and wherein the first angle is less than or equal to 45 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yao-Chun Chuang, Yu-Chen Hsu, Hao-Juin Liu, Chita Chuang, Chen-Cheng Kuo, Chen-Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 8643577
    Abstract: A display electrode structure and the repairing method thereof are described. The display electrode structure includes a display electrode and at least one opening formed on the display electrode and extending toward the inside of the display electrode so as to easily repair a display electrode defect thereon. The display electrode repairing method uses a laser beam to cut a display electrode from the opening and along the metal line to separate the display electrode from an adjacent display electrode so as to remove a short circuit between the display electrode and the adjacent display electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Chien Chiou, Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 8115202
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate suitable for being applied in an electronic ink display device is provided. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, thin film transistors, pixel electrodes and testing signal lines. The data lines and the scan lines are disposed and define a plurality of pixel regions on the substrate. Each thin film transistor is disposed in the respective pixel region and driven by the corresponding scan line and data line. In addition, each pixel electrode is disposed in respective pixel region and electrically connected to the thin film transistor corresponding thereto. Furthermore, the testing signal line connects to the scan lines and/or the data lines in series. The testing accuracy as well as the production yield of the electronic ink display device and the thin film transistor array substrate can be improved by the design of the aforementioned testing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chuan-Feng Liu, Chia-Hao Kuo
  • Patent number: 8063314
    Abstract: A pin definition layout of electronic paper display screen is provided. The electronic paper has a first pin area, a data signal source driver area, and a second pin area sequentially disposed at any side thereof. The first pin area and the second pin area each have a first power supply pin set and a second power supply pin set disposed thereon, and a plurality of No connections is disposed by intervals in the first power supply pin set and the second power supply pin set, so as to separate potential pins. Therefore, no interference is generated between the pins, thus achieving good electrical properties and reducing the wire complexity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Meng Wu, Ya-Rou Chen, Heng-Hao Chang, Chun-Ta Chien, Chien-Pang Huang, Cheng-Yi Su
  • Patent number: 7884363
    Abstract: An electronic-ink display apparatus is provided. The electronic-ink display apparatus includes a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate, an electronic-ink layer, a common electrode, a second substrate and an edge sealant. The TFT array substrate includes a first substrate and a dielectric layer located above the first substrate. The electronic-ink layer, common electrode and second substrate are located above TFT array substrate in sequence. The edge sealant surrounds the electronic-ink layer and at least one part of the edge sealant is not overlaid above the dielectric layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 7816190
    Abstract: An E-ink display and method for repairing the same is provided. The method is for repairing a thin film transistor array substrate of the E-ink display. The thin film transistor array substrate having a plurality of pixel units is provided initially. Each of the pixel unit includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor has a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected electrically to a scan line, a data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A portion of the pixel electrode is located above the data line. Next, a repairing portion is formed at the space between the data line and the pixel electrode. The repairing portion is utilized to electrically connect the pixel electrode and the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Prime View International Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Patent number: 7687806
    Abstract: An E-ink display and method for repairing the same is provided. The method is for repairing a thin film transistor array substrate of the E-ink display. The thin film transistor array substrate having a plurality of pixel units is provided initially. Each of the pixel unit includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor has a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected electrically to a scan line, a data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A portion of the pixel electrode is located above the scan line. Next, a repairing portion is formed at the space between the scan line and the pixel electrode. The repairing portion is utilized to electrically connect the pixel electrode and the scan line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Prime View International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20100014222
    Abstract: A pin definition layout of electronic paper display screen is provided. The electronic paper has a first pin area, a data signal source driver area, and a second pin area sequentially disposed at any side thereof. The first pin area and the second pin area each have a first power supply pin set and a second power supply pin set disposed thereon, and a plurality of No connections is disposed by intervals in the first power supply pin set and the second power supply pin set, so as to separate potential pins. Therefore, no interference is generated between the pins, thus achieving good electrical properties and reducing the wire complexity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Applicant: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Meng Wu, Ya-Rou Chen, Heng-Hao Chang, Chun-Ta Chien, Chien-Pang Huang, Cheng-Yi Su
  • Publication number: 20080273132
    Abstract: An electronic-ink display panel including an active matrix substrate, a front plane laminate and an electronic-ink layer is provided. The active matrix substrate has multiple pixel units. Each pixel unit includes multiple sub-pixel units, and each sub-pixel unit has a storage capacitor. In the same pixel unit, the capacitance of the storage capacitor of at least one sub-pixel unit is different from those of the storage capacitors of the other sub-pixel units. The front plane laminate is disposed above the active matrix substrate and the electronic-ink layer is disposed between the active matrix substrate and the front plane laminate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20080224991
    Abstract: A display electrode structure and the repairing method thereof are described. The display electrode structure includes a display electrode and at least one opening formed on the display electrode and extending toward the inside of the display electrode so as to easily repair a display electrode defect thereon. The display electrode repairing method uses a laser beam to cut a display electrode from the opening and along the metal line to separate the display electrode from an adjacent display electrode so as to remove a short circuit between the display electrode and the adjacent display electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Applicant: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Chien Chiou, Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20080142801
    Abstract: An electronic-ink display apparatus is provided. The electronic-ink display apparatus includes a thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate, an electronic-ink layer, a common electrode, a second substrate and an edge sealant. The TFT array substrate includes a first substrate and a dielectric layer located above the first substrate. The electronic-ink layer, common electrode and second substrate are located above TFT array substrate in sequence. The edge sealant surrounds the electronic-ink layer and at least one part of the edge sealant is not overlaid above the dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Applicant: Prime View International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20080143640
    Abstract: An electronic ink display device including an active device array substrate and a front panel is provided. The active device array substrate includes a first substrate, multiple scan lines and data lines, multiple pixel units, an electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection circuit and at least one conductive pattern electrically connected to the common electrode. The front panel is disposed at a side of the active device array substrate. The front panel includes a second substrate, a common electrode and an electronic ink material layer, wherein the conductive pattern is electrically connected with the ESD protection circuit. The electronic ink display device has good protecting ability of electrostatic discharge. Besides, an active device array substrate with good ESD protecting capability is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20080043317
    Abstract: An E-ink display panel is provided. In the E-ink display panel, a dielectric layer having a thickness of 1˜4 ?m is disposed on bottom-gate thin film transistors to prevent the pixel electrodes from being interfered by noise generated by the bottom-gate thin film transistors, the scan lines and the data lines. Therefore, the display quality of the E-ink display panel is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: February 21, 2008
    Applicant: Prime View International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20080024427
    Abstract: An E-ink display panel including a substrate, display pixels, dummy pixels, a display medium and a common electrode is provided. The display pixels are disposed on the substrate and arranged in a matrix for defining a display region. The dummy pixels are disposed on the substrate and adjacent to the display pixels. The display medium is disposed over the display pixels and the dummy pixels. The common electrode is disposed on the display medium. The display medium above the display pixels is driven by the bias voltage between the display pixel and the common electrode such that an image is displayed by the display medium, and display state of the display medium above the dummy pixels is not affected by the bias voltage between the dummy pixel and the common electrode. The dummy pixels are adapted for preventing the display pixels from being damaged directly due to an ESD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2006
    Publication date: January 31, 2008
    Inventors: Chia-Hao Kuo, Chuan-Feng Liu, Yu-Chen Hsu
  • Publication number: 20070268637
    Abstract: An active matrix device including an active region and an ESD protection circuit is provided. The active region includes scan lines and data lines. The ESD protection circuit includes a first power line, a second power line, a first diode and a second diode. The first diode is electrically connected between the scan line/data line and the first power line, and the second diode is electrically connected between the second power line and the scan line/data line. When a positive or negative ESD voltage is applied to the scan lines or the data lines, the ESD current is conducted to the first power line or the second power line through the first diodes or the second diodes, so as to protect the devices and circuits of the active matrix device from being damaged by the ESD zap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chuan-Feng Liu, Chia-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20070228379
    Abstract: An E-ink display panel including an active device matrix substrate, an opposite substrate and a display medium is provided. The active device matrix substrate includes pixel structures disposed thereon, and each pixel structure includes a bottom-gate thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The pixel electrode disposed on the dielectric layer covers a portion of a channel layer of the bottom-gate thin film transistor and is electrically connected to a drain of the bottom-gate thin film transistor. The opposite substrate is above the active device matrix substrate. The display medium is disposed between the active device matrix substrate and the opposite substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20070234151
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate suitable for being applied in an electronic ink display device is provided. The thin film transistor array substrate includes a substrate, scan lines, data lines, thin film transistors, pixel electrodes and testing signal lines. The data lines and the scan lines are disposed and define a plurality of pixel regions on the substrate. Each thin film transistor is disposed in the respective pixel region and driven by the corresponding scan line and data line. In addition, each pixel electrode is disposed in respective pixel region and electrically connected to the thin film transistor corresponding thereto. Furthermore, the testing signal line connects to the scan lines and/or the data lines in series. The testing accuracy as well as the production yield of the electronic ink display device and the thin film transistor array substrate can be improved by the design of the aforementioned testing circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chuan-Feng Liu, Chia-Hao Kuo
  • Publication number: 20070228389
    Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) array substrate including a substrate, multiple scan lines, multiple data lines and multiple pixel units is provided. Each pixel unit includes a TFT and a pixel electrode. The pixel electrode is disposed above the TFT and electrically connected thereto. The TFT includes a first gate electrode, a first insulating layer, a semiconductor layer, a source electrode, a drain electrode, a second insulating layer and at least one second gate electrode. The second gate electrode is disposed on the second insulating layer positioned above the semiconductor layer and is electrically connected to the first gate electrode. The second gate electrode can be used to reduce the current leakage through the TFT. Moreover, an electronic ink display device comprising the above TFT array substrate is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: October 4, 2007
    Applicant: PRIME VIEW INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20070224742
    Abstract: An E-ink display and method for repairing the same is provided. The method is for repairing a thin film transistor array substrate of the E-ink display. The thin film transistor array substrate having a plurality of pixel units is provided initially. Each of the pixel unit includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor has a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected electrically to a scan line, a data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A portion of the pixel electrode is located above the data line. Next, a repairing portion is formed at the space between the data line and the pixel electrode. The repairing portion is utilized to electrically connect the pixel electrode and the data line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Prime View International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu
  • Publication number: 20070221951
    Abstract: An E-ink display and method for repairing the same is provided. The method is for repairing a thin film transistor array substrate of the E-ink display. The thin film transistor array substrate having a plurality of pixel units is provided initially. Each of the pixel unit includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode. The thin film transistor has a gate electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The gate electrode, the source electrode and the drain electrode are connected electrically to a scan line, a data line and the pixel electrode respectively. A portion of the pixel electrode is located above the scan line. Next, a repairing portion is formed at the space between the scan line and the pixel electrode. The repairing portion is utilized to electrically connect the pixel electrode and the scan line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Applicant: Prime View International Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu-Chen Hsu, Chi-Ming Wu