O2Micro Announces Patent Grant for its Controller Regulating Light Source Modules

On June 8th, 2021, O2Micro was granted 11 claims under United States Patent No. 11,032,881 for the invention of a system controller for controlling light source modules.

 FREMONT, CA: O2Micro International Limited, a global pioneer in the design, development, and commercialization of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, recently announced that a patent for a Controller for regulating light source modules has been granted.

“The invention provides a high-performance, cost-effective solution to drive arrays of LEDs in a display system in particular where mini-LEDs are used,” said Dr. Yung Lin, Executive Vice President, O2Micro. “This technology can affordably allow manufactures to control thousands of local dimming backlit zones in LCD displays such as TVs, monitors, notebooks and tablets, etc. resulting in a significant increase in backlight control for improved contrast and black levels.”

On June 8th, 2021, O2Micro was granted 11 claims under United States Patent No. 11,032,881 for the invention of a system controller for controlling light source modules. This ground-breaking technology uses a single controller to control several arrays of LED light sources in time sequence.

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