This is the formal notice that SuperC Touch is starting to seek the opportunity to cooperate with the industry partners by selling SuperC Touch’s patents to industry. The details are explained in below.
Patent for sale: Advanced In Cell Touch Structure
Taiwan Patent number: M445719 (New Type)
Patent name: Incell Touch panel structure with metal sensor layer
Price: US 1,000,000
Description: Applying the metal line as sensor below the BM layer of LCD to perform touch function; there is no ITO and the optical characteristics and yield is very good. Rework is easy and no lamination issue.
Cost reduction estimation for 4.3” mobile phone is around 3 to 10 USD
Cost reduction estimation for 7” tablet is around 5 to 10 USD
Cost reduction estimation for 10” tablet is around 10 to 15 USD
Cost reduction estimation for 13” notebook PC is around 20 USD
Estimation saving based on 10% market share is around 3 billion USD per year.
The US version, China and Korea version of the patents will be sold at the price of 2 million, 1.5 million and 1.5 million respectively in the future.
Incell technology is first released by Apple, however the yield rate is low and the cost is high. One issue is the controller IC, especially for in Cell. In fact, it is easy to add touch feature inside LCD. As the patent suggests, by adding one mask on the color filter glass, the increased cost is minimal and panel production is not difficult. Because the sensor is very close to LCD VCOM layer which made the measurement very difficult, that is the challenge. Today’s Controller IC cannot manage this challenge and so no LCD supplier is adapting this technology for touch.
However SuperC Touch develops the new technology to resolve the challenge and provide the possibility of high yield production.
Current in cell touch patent are owned by Apple, LGD, Samsung and SuperC Touch; there are very few patents that are available in the market. This is a great chance to own one of the most important patents with a minimal expense.
To own a patent has two benefits, first one is to utilize the technology for product development to increase competitiveness; the 2nd is to limit competitor technology strength development; or both.
SuperC Touch will release more patens and cooperate with both panel supplier as well as IC controller supplier. SuperC Touch wishes to work with the partners and provide better opportunity for win-win relationship. Please support SuperC Touch and give your comments and feedback to us. Thanks.
About Super Touch’s patent selling business models; I summarize below Question and answers in below for your information.
1. What is advanced in cell technology?
Traditional incell technology including resistive, capacitive and optical types, need to increase components and reduce the LCD opening. Power consumption is increased and yield rate is lower. In these 10 years, all the issues can not be resolved. Apple applied a patent in 2007 and got certified. US 8,243,027. The principle is to pattern the Vcom layer and use metal line as touch sensor. There is no components increased, production yield is not impacted. After that, Samsung and LGD applied similar patents.
2. What are the patents that are similar to SuperC Touch patents?
Ans:There are some patents that are similar with Super C touch patents; they are Apple Us 8,243,027，TW201031961 ，US2013/0044074，US2012/0162584，US2012/0162104，US2010/0001973
Samsung TW201209477，TW201222116，TW201217863，TW201224884
LGD TW201227482，TW201236127，TW201239844，TW201243688。
3. How Taiwan New Utility model Patents can protect you?
Ans:The patent is only for Taiwan and for 10 years. Taiwan is an important production base for LCD production. The more patents you have; the more protection you can expect.
4. What are the differences between GFF, Incell, Oncell and OGS; the comparison of structure, cost, resource, yield, limitation and the other?
Ans:SuperCTouch’s In-cell technology is the simplest way of Incell technology. The yield is highest and resource consumption is the least. Transparency is the highest due to there is no ITO. The challenge of OGS and GFF is the controller IC, there is no controller in the market that can support SuperC Touch, Apple, Samsung and LGS’s panel. SuperCTouch’s IC can support the panel build for SuperC touch technology.
The comparisons are:
SuperC Touch: metal sensor is below BM, Sensor under BM is thin; transparency is good, material cost is lower; need SuperC Touch controller
GFF: transparency is the worst, yield is worse, material cost is lower then OGS, IC is easy to get
OGS is thick; transparency is OK, yield is better than GFF, material cost is high; IC is easy to get
On cell transparency is better, yield is ok, material is fine but controller IC is difficult to get
In cell (apple) is thinner, transparency is good, yield is low, material cost is ok, IC is easy to get
In cell (optical) is thinner, transparency is no good, yield is low, material cost is high, IC is not easy
In cell (micro switch) is thin, transparency is no good, yield is low, material cost is ok; IC is easy to get.
5. Is there any information on website for SuperC Touch
Ans: please visit my blog
6. Current SuperC Touch status:
Ans:SuperC Touch has not finished all the patent application. There is no production product yet. For mess production of the inventions we are willing to sell the patents.
7. SuperC Touch is going to raise fund?
Ans:We are trying to sell the patent to raise the fund. The raising fund is also another option. Both methods are under going now. Once money is raised; SuperC Touch will stop patents selling and start commercialize the products.
8. What is the difference between current touch technologies with SuperC touch.
Ans:SuperC touch does not measure the capacitance but measures the change process of the capacitance which is the major difference. The technology is leading current technology.
9. Where can I get complete patent information in English and Chinese
Ans: Chinese:
English:
10. What’s SuperC Touch’s patent selling business model?
Ans: SuperC Touch’s patent of in-cell structure is open for sell, but on the controller, it is for license only not for sell.
Any more question, please email me. Thanks,
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