Au Optronics Corporation

Chung-Chun Chen

Cheng-Chiu Pai

Yu-Hsuan Li

Hsiao-Wen Wang

Chun-Huai Li

Tsang-Hong Wang

Huan-Hsin Li

Chung-Lung Li

Yu-Jung Liu

Chun-Hung Kuo

Kung-Yi Chan

Hung-yu Chiou

One aspect of the present invention relates to an inducing capacitance detector. In one embodiment, the inducing capacitance detector has an input terminal for receiving a supply voltage; a capacitive sensor array with a first output terminal and a second output terminal; an operational amplifier having an inventing input terminal electrically connected to the first output terminal of the capacitive sensor array, a non-inventing input terminal electrically connected to the second output terminal of the capacitive sensor array and the input terminal, and an output terminal for outputting an output signal, a feedback capacitor electrically connected between the inventing input terminal and the output terminal of the operational amplifier.

Inducing capacitance detector and capacitive position detector of using same

A multiplex driving circuit receives m master signals and n slave signals, and includes m driving modules for generating m&#xd7;n gate driving signals. Each driving module includes a voltage boost stage and n driving stages. The voltage boost stage is used for receiving a first master signal of the m master signals and converting the first master signal into a first high voltage signal, wherein a high logic level of the first master signal is increased to a highest voltage by the voltage boost stage. The n driving stages receives the n slave signals, respectively, and receives the first high voltage signal. In response to the highest voltage of the first high voltage signal, the n driving stages sequentially generates n gate driving signals according to the n slave signals.

Multiplex driving circuit

A touch panel includes a plurality of active pixel sensors arranged in an array to sense a touch event. Each sensor element includes a photo-sensing element coupled to a single amplifier. The sensor element is arranged to provide a sensing voltage indicative of a light level received by the photo-sensor in a sensing period. The sensing voltage is amplified by the amplifier into an output voltage in the sensing period. Following the sensing period, the output voltage and the sensing voltage are reset to a predetermined voltage level. Following the reset period, the photo-sensor as well as the amplifier is disabled for a period so that the sensing level is caused to drop below the predetermined voltage level.

Active pixel sensor and method for making same

The present invention relates to a memory circuit integrated in each pixel of a display device includes a switching circuit and a memory unit. The switching circuit includes a first transistor having a gate configured to receive a switching control signal, a source and a drain electrically coupled to a liquid crystal capacitor of the pixel, and a second transistor having a gate configured to receive a switching control signal, a source electrically coupled to a storage capacitor of the pixel, and a drain electrically coupled to the liquid crystal capacitor. The memory unit is electrically coupled between the source of first transistor and the storage capacitor. The switching control signal is configured such that in the normal mode, the first transistor is turned off, while the second transistor is turned on, so that the storage capacitor is electrically coupled to the liquid crystal capacitor in parallel and the memory unit is bypassed, and in the still mode, the first transistor is turned on, while the second transistor is turned off, so that the storage capacitor controls the memory unit to supply a stored data to the liquid crystal capacitor.

Display device having memory in pixels

The invention provides a circuit for determining positions of contacts on a capacitive position detecting panel. The capacitive position detecting panel includes a plurality of sensing lines and driving lines. The circuit includes a plurality of first amplifiers and second amplifiers. The first amplifiers respectively connect to the sensing lines, and the second amplifiers respectively connect to the driving lines. Input nodes of the first amplifiers are connected to a first input signal source, and input nodes of the second amplifiers are selectively connected to the first input signal source or a second input signal source. When the circuit is operated under a first operation mode, the input nodes of the second amplifiers are connected to the first input signal source; and when the circuit is operated under a second operating mode, the input modes of a plurality of specific second amplifiers are connected to the second input signal source.

Circuit for determining positions of contacts on capacitive position detecting panel, touch panel module and method for detecting contacts on capacitive position detecting panel

A liquid crystal display has a substrate, data lines, scan lines, pixel units and a pre-charge circuit. The data lines are disposed on the substrate in a first direction. The scan lines are disposed on the substrate in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. The pixel units are respectively disposed at the intersections of the data lines and the scan lines. The pre-charge circuit includes a pre-charge potential, a pre-charge capacitor and a pre-charge switch. The pre-charge capacitor has a first electrode coupled to the pre-charge potential. The pre-charge switch has a first terminal for receiving a pre-charge signal, a second terminal coupled to one of the data lines, and a third terminal coupled to a second electrode of the pre-charge capacitor.

Liquid crystal display with precharge circuit

An exemplary shift register is adapted for receiving a preceding-stage output signal to generate a preceding-stage supply signal and outputting an input signal as an extreme value of a current-stage output signal according to the preceding-stage supply signal. The shift register includes an active controller, a voltage boosting circuit and an output circuit. The active controller receives the preceding-stage output signal and thereby produces an active control signal. The voltage boosting circuit receives a first operating voltage, the preceding-stage supply signal and the active control signal, and uses a capacitive coupling effect to change the voltage value of the preceding-stage supply signal and thereby generates an output control signal. The output circuit is electrically coupled to the voltage boosting circuit, the active controller and the input signal and determines the time of outputting the input signal as the extreme value according to the output control signal.

Shift register with voltage boosting circuit

A display apparatus and a data read-out controller thereof are provided. The display apparatus comprises a touch display module, a first data read-out controller, and a second data read-out controller. Each of the first and the second data read-out controllers comprises a first read-out switch, a second read-out switch, a first sampling unit, and a second sampling unit. According to the time division multiple output operated by the first sampling units, the first read-out switches, the second sampling units, and the second read-out switches of the first and the second data read-out controllers, the number of the output points and power loss can be reduced effectively.

Display apparatus and data read-out controller thereof

A data driver for time-division multiplexing includes a first memory cell set having first memory cells, a second memory cell set having second memory cells, and a plurality of output lines. Each first memory cell is used for generating a first data signal in response to a first sampling control signal, and for outputting the first data signal in response to a first transmitting control signal. Each second memory cell is used for generating a second data signal in response to a second sampling control signal, and for outputting the second data signal in response to a second transmitting control signal. During a first line time period, the first sampling control signal is triggered while the second transmitting control signal is triggered. During a second line time period, the first transmitting control signal is triggered while the second sampling control signal is triggered.

Time-division multiplexing source driver for use in a liquid crystal display device

A method for driving an LCD device having a plurality of sets of gate lines is disclosed. The method includes sequentially enabling odd gate lines of a first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a first common voltage during a first interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of the first set of gate lines in ascending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on a second common voltage during a second interval, sequentially enabling even gate lines of a second set of gate lines in descending order for writing second-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the second common voltage during a third interval, and sequentially enabling odd gate lines of the second set of gate lines in descending order for writing first-polarity data into corresponding pixels based on the first common voltage during a fourth interval.

Method for driving an LCD device

An analog buffer having voltage compensation mechanism is disclosed for use in a source driving circuit of a liquid crystal display. The analog buffer includes a reference voltage generator, a plurality of capacitors, a plurality of switches, and a plurality of transistors. Each of the capacitors is utilized to store the gate-source voltage of the corresponding turn-on transistor for performing gate-source voltage compensation operation based on the reference voltages provided by the reference voltage generator. Each of the switches functions to control gate-source voltage compensation operation and is turned on/off in response to a corresponding control signal. The analog buffer is capable of compensating the gate-source voltages of turn-on transistors for generating an output voltage having an acceptable tiny offset with respect to an input voltage.

Analog buffer with voltage compensation mechanism

A level shift circuit for adjusting voltage level of an input signal includes a voltage dividing circuit coupled to a input terminal for outputting a first voltage signal in response to the input signal at the input terminal, and a buffer coupled to a first node for generating a second voltage signal by adjusting voltage level of the first voltage signal. The voltage dividing circuit includes a first load coupled between the first node and the first supply voltage, and a second load coupled between the input terminal and the first node.

Level shift circuit

A shift register is used for outputting an output pulse at output end in response to a delay of an input pulse received at an input end. The shift register includes a controller, a pre-charging switch, a level shifting switch, and an output generator. The controller is used for generating a level switching signal. The pre-charging switch is used for conducting a first supply voltage to a level shifting node in response to the input pulse. The level shifting switch turns on in response to the level switching signal. The output generator is used for generating the output pulse at the output end, when the level shifting switch turns on.

Shift register

A source driver circuit includes several sampling-transmitting units each including a first sub-latch unit, a second sub-latch unit and a transmission channel set. In a first period, the first sub-latch unit samples first pixel data. In a second period, the second sub-latch unit samples second pixel data. The transmission channel set electrically couples the first sub-latch unit and the second sub-latch unit to a corresponding digital-to-analog converting unit. In the second period, the first sub-latch unit outputs the first pixel data to the corresponding digital-to-analog converting unit via the transmission channel set. In a third period, the second sub-latch unit outputs the second pixel data to the corresponding digital-to-analog converting unit via the transmission channel set.

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Hsin-Chu, Taiwan

Chung-Chun Chen