-
公开(公告)号:US20250103106A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18672037
申请日:2024-05-23
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Kun-Zheng Lin , Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
Abstract: A display apparatus including a foldable touch display panel and a display driving device is provided. The foldable touch display panel includes a plurality of touch sensors. The display driving device is coupled to the foldable touch display panel. The display driving device is configured to determine a folding angle of the foldable touch display panel according to a capacitance variation of the touch sensors in a folded state, and drive the foldable touch display panel to operate in a full panel display mode or in a partial panel display mode according to the folding angle.
-
公开(公告)号:US11262870B2
公开(公告)日:2022-03-01
申请号:US16884056
申请日:2020-05-27
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
Abstract: A touch sensing device and a driving method for driving the touch sensing device are provided. The touch sensing device includes a plurality of electrodes and a driving circuit. The electrodes includes a touch sensing electrode and a force sensing electrode. During a touch sensing driving period, the driving circuit provides a first driving signal to one of the touch sensing electrode and the force sensing electrode, provides a second driving signal to another one of the touch sensing electrode and the force sensing electrode or controls the another one of the touch sensing electrode and the force sensing electrode to enter a floating state.
-
公开(公告)号:US12039122B2
公开(公告)日:2024-07-16
申请号:US17732363
申请日:2022-04-28
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
IPC: G06F3/041
CPC classification number: G06F3/0416
Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a touch screen and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to process touch sensing signals received from the touch screen to generate a touch coordinate with respect to a touch event occurring on the touch screen. The touch screen includes a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensing electrodes. The first touch sensing electrodes are disposed in a center area of the touch screen, wherein at least one part of the first touch sensing electrodes are rectangular. The second touch sensing electrodes are disposed in an edge area of the touch screen surrounding the center area, wherein each of the second touch sensing electrodes is corresponding to a central angle and a plurality of central angles corresponding to the plurality of second touch sensing electrodes substantially equal.
-
公开(公告)号:US20180239488A1
公开(公告)日:2018-08-23
申请号:US15826701
申请日:2017-11-30
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
IPC: G06F3/041 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/3225 , H01L27/32
CPC classification number: G06F3/0416 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044 , G09G3/3225 , G09G2310/0267 , G09G2310/0289 , G09G2310/08 , G09G2354/00 , H01L27/323
Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the plurality of display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes served as an electrode of the corresponding light emission element during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; and transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period.
-
公开(公告)号:US20240248564A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18628785
申请日:2024-04-07
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
IPC: G06F3/041
CPC classification number: G06F3/04166
Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a touch display panel and a driver circuit is provided. The touch display panel includes a plurality of first electrodes and at least one second electrode. The plurality of first electrodes are arranged in an active area of the touch display panel, and the at least one second electrode is arranged in a border area of the touch display panel. The driver circuit is coupled to the touch display panel. The driver circuit is configured to drive the plurality of first electrodes to perform a touch sensing operation in a first period. The driver circuit is configured to drive the plurality of first electrodes and the at least one second electrode to perform a gesture sensing operation in a second period.
-
公开(公告)号:US11635832B2
公开(公告)日:2023-04-25
申请号:US15826701
申请日:2017-11-30
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
IPC: G06F3/041 , G09G3/3225 , G06F3/044 , H01L27/32
Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel. The touch panel includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the plurality of display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes served as an electrode of the corresponding light emission element during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; and transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period.
-
公开(公告)号:US20220350438A1
公开(公告)日:2022-11-03
申请号:US17732363
申请日:2022-04-28
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
IPC: G06F3/041
Abstract: A touch apparatus includes a touch screen and a touch controller. The touch controller is configured to process touch sensing signals received from the touch screen to generate a touch coordinate with respect to a touch event occurring on the touch screen. The touch screen includes a plurality of first touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of second touch sensing electrodes. The first touch sensing electrodes are disposed in a center area of the touch screen, wherein at least one part of the first touch sensing electrodes are rectangular. The second touch sensing electrodes are disposed in an edge area of the touch screen surrounding the center area, wherein each of the second touch sensing electrodes is corresponding to a central angle and a plurality of central angles corresponding to the plurality of second touch sensing electrodes substantially equal.
-
公开(公告)号:US11733792B2
公开(公告)日:2023-08-22
申请号:US17165902
申请日:2021-02-02
Applicant: Novatek Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0445 , G06V40/1306 , H10K59/121 , H10K59/40 , H10K59/65 , G06F2203/04111
Abstract: A touch display device includes a plurality of photo sensors, a plurality of display pixels, and a touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer disposed over the plurality of photo sensors and including a plurality of collimating openings corresponding to the plurality of photo sensors respectively to collimate light from different locations to the plurality of optical sensors.
-
公开(公告)号:US11669182B2
公开(公告)日:2023-06-06
申请号:US17674817
申请日:2022-02-17
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
IPC: G06F3/041 , G09G3/3225 , G06F3/044
CPC classification number: G06F3/0412 , G06F3/0443 , G06F3/04166 , G09G3/3225 , G09G2310/0267 , G09G2310/0289 , G09G2310/08 , G09G2354/00 , H10K59/40
Abstract: The disclosure provides a method of driving a touch panel which includes a plurality of touch sensing electrodes and a plurality of display pixels. Each of the display pixels includes a light emission element and a driving transistor. Each of the touch sensing electrodes is coupled to the light emission element of at least one of the plurality of display pixels and served as an electrode of the light emission element. The method includes transmitting a first driving signal to at least one of the touch sensing electrodes during a touch sensing period, wherein the touch sensing electrode is coupled to a first power receiving terminal of the corresponding display pixel; transmitting a first power supply voltage to the first power receiving terminal during a display period; and controlling the light emission element of the corresponding display pixel to keep turned on when the first driving signal is transmitted.
-
公开(公告)号:US20210389863A1
公开(公告)日:2021-12-16
申请号:US17213154
申请日:2021-03-25
Applicant: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
Inventor: Yi-Ying Lin , Chih-Chang Lai
Abstract: The present invention provides a method of controlling a display panel having a sensing area and a non-sensing area. The sensing area includes a plurality of fingerprint sensing pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one control line. The non-sensing area includes a plurality of dummy pixels, each of which is coupled to at least one dummy line. The method includes steps of: applying a control signal on a first control line among the at least one control line or configuring the first control line to be floating, and applying a first anti-loading driving (ALD) signal corresponding to the control signal on a first dummy line among the at least one dummy line or configuring the first dummy line to be floating.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-