公开(公告)号：US11978392B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US18203652

申请日：2023-05-31

Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Min-Yang Chiu ,  Yu-Sheng Ma ,  Jin-Yi Lin ,  Hsuan-Yu Chen ,  Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Chun-Fu Lin

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/32 ,  G09G2310/0248 ,  G09G2310/0272 ,  G09G2310/0291 ,  G09G2310/08

Abstract: A precharge method for a data driver includes steps of: outputting a display data to a plurality of output terminals of the data driver; outputting a second precharge voltage to an output terminal among the plurality of output terminals prior to outputting the display data to the output terminal, to precharge the output terminal to a voltage level closer to an output voltage; and outputting a first precharge voltage to the output terminal prior to outputting the second precharge voltage. The first precharge voltage provides a faster voltage transition on the output terminal than the second precharge voltage.

公开(公告)号：US11682343B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-20

申请号：US17726558

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Tung-Shuan Cheng ,  Po-Hsiang Fang ,  Ju-Lin Huang

IPC: G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/32 ,  G09G2310/08 ,  G09G2320/0247

Abstract: A display driver for driving a display device including a pixel array is provided. The display driver includes a plurality of driving channels. The driving channels is configured to output driving signals in a pulse width modulation manner to drive the pixel array to illuminate in a first frame period which is being divided into a plurality of subframe periods. A first driving channel of the plurality of driving channels outputs a first driving signal in a first subframe period combination. A second driving channel of the plurality of driving channels outputs a second driving signal in a second subframe period combination different than the first subframe period combination. Each of the first subframe period combination and the second subframe period combination comprises at least one subframe period of the first frame period.

公开(公告)号：US11482160B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-25

申请号：US17074639

申请日：2020-10-20

Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Yi-Yang Tsai ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Po-Hsiang Fang ,  Jhih-Siou Cheng

IPC: G09G3/32 ,  H05B45/325

Abstract: A driving device and a driving method of a display panel are provided. The driving device includes a current source and a control circuit. The current source makes a driving current flow through a light-emitting element path of a sub-pixel circuit of the display panel. During a display line period, the driving current has a normal current amount, and the control circuit controls a first switch in the light-emitting element path to adjust a duty cycle of the driving current in the light-emitting element path. During a sensing period, the driving current has a sensing current amount less than the normal current amount, the control circuit turns on the first switch, and the control circuit checks a voltage in the light-emitting element path to determine whether a light-emitting element in the light-emitting element path is open (or whether the light-emitting element is provided in the light-emitting element path).

公开(公告)号：US11244891B1

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16934016

申请日：2020-07-21

Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Hong-Dyi Chang ,  Chun-Wei Kang ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Ju-Lin Huang

IPC: H01L23/498 ,  H01L23/00 ,  H01L25/18 ,  H01L25/16

Abstract: An integrated circuit package, a die carrier, and a die are provided. The die carrier includes at least one die pad and a plurality of leads. The at least one die pad is suitable for carrying the die. The leads surround the at least one die pad. The leads are disposed on four sides of the die carrier. A length of a long side among the four sides is twice or more a length of a short side among the four sides. The die carrier is suitable for a QFN package or a QFP package.

公开(公告)号：US20210304661A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-30

申请号：US16919069

申请日：2020-07-01

Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Chun-Wei Kang ,  Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Po-Hsiang Fang ,  Ju-Lin Huang

IPC: G09G3/32

Abstract: A driver circuit configured to receive a display data and drive a display panel is provided. The display panel includes a plurality of light-emitting diode devices according to the display data. The driver circuit includes a data driver. The data driver is configured to output driving signals to drive the light-emitting diode devices according to the display data and operate in different operation modes according to a control signal. The data driver includes a plurality of output channels. The output channels output the driving signals to drive the light-emitting diode devices via respective output terminals of the driver circuit. An assignment relationship of the display data and the output channels is different in the different operation modes. A display apparatus including the driver circuit is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20250106961A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-27

申请号：US18371453

申请日：2023-09-22

Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Keko-Chun Liang ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Jin-Yi Lin ,  Chieh-An Lin ,  Po-Hsiang Fang

IPC: H05B45/14 ,  H05B45/325

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the invention, a backlight driver of driving a light-emitting diode (LED) string via a driving transistor in a load path is provided. The LED string, the driving transistor, and an electrical load are coupled to form the load path. The backlight driver includes a current regulator and a headroom detection circuit. The current regulator is coupled to the driving transistor and the first terminal of the electrical load to control a driving current flowing through the load path according to at least a feedback voltage from a first terminal of the electrical load. The headroom detection circuit is coupled to the first terminal of the electrical load and a voltage regulator to control the voltage regulator to regulate a supply voltage to a first terminal of the LED string according to at least the feedback voltage.

公开(公告)号：US12062329B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-13

申请号：US18139682

申请日：2023-04-26

Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Yu-Sheng Ma ,  Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Chun-Fu Lin

IPC: G09G3/32

CPC classification number: G09G3/32 ,  G09G2300/06 ,  G09G2310/0202 ,  G09G2310/0272 ,  G09G2320/0233 ,  G09G2330/025

Abstract: A source driver and a driving system for driving an LED panel, and an LED display system are provided. The driving system includes: a plurality of source drivers, for respectively supplying driving currents to channels of different portions on the LED panel, and each source driver includes: a plurality of driving circuits, which are in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of channels on the LED panel, and are connected to a same current control line, each driving circuit being configured to supply a driving current to a corresponding channel, wherein, the supplied driving current is associated with a voltage on the current control line which the driving circuit is connected with. When one or more driving circuits switch between a non-driving state and a driving state, the driving current being supplied by the driving circuit(s) being in the driving state in the plurality of source drivers is compensated.

公开(公告)号：US20220375403A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17881404

申请日：2022-08-04

Applicant: NOVATEK MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

Inventor： Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Po-Hsiang Fang ,  Ju-Lin Huang

IPC: G09G3/32

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a driving method for a display device and a display device. The display device includes a display driver, the display driver includes a plurality of driving channels each of which drives corresponding display unit according to display data in a pulse width modulation manner within one frame period, the method comprises: selectively enabling, in each sub-frame subset among a plurality of different sub-frame subsets of the frame period, different channel subset among a plurality of channel subsets of the plurality of driving channels to drive corresponding display unit, wherein each channel subset of the plurality of channel subsets includes two or more driving channels among the plurality of driving channels.

公开(公告)号：US20220343837A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-27

申请号：US17726558

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Chun-Fu Lin ,  Tung-Shuan Cheng ,  Po-Hsiang Fang ,  Ju-Lin Huang

IPC: G09G3/32

Abstract: A display driver for driving a display device including a pixel array is provided. The display driver includes a plurality of driving channels. The driving channels is configured to output driving signals in a pulse width modulation manner to drive the pixel array to illuminate in a first frame period which is being divided into a plurality of subframe periods. A first driving channel of the plurality of driving channels outputs a first driving signal in a first subframe period combination. A second driving channel of the plurality of driving channels outputs a second driving signal in a second subframe period combination different than the first subframe period combination. Each of the first subframe period combination and the second subframe period combination comprises at least one subframe period of the first frame period.

公开(公告)号：US20220122552A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-21

申请号：US17467443

申请日：2021-09-06

Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.

Inventor： Chun-Fu Lin ,  Hsing-Kuo Chao ,  Jhih-Siou Cheng ,  Ju-Lin Huang ,  Wen-Hsin Cheng

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  G02F1/1335 ,  G02F1/13357

Abstract: An LED backlight driver includes at least one driving chip configured to drive a backlight module. The at least one driving chip is disposed on at least one chip-on-film package, and not in direct contact with the backlight module to reduce heat transfer to the backlight module.