Patents by Inventor Binn Kim

Binn Kim has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9029849
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is provided. The OLED display device includes a first transistor configured to supply a data voltage to a first node, a second transistor connected between the first node and a second node, a third transistor configured to supply a reference voltage to the third node, a fourth transistor configured to supply an initialization voltage to the second node, a fifth transistor configured to supply the reference voltage to the second node, a driving transistor configured to include a drain receiving a high-level source voltage, a source connected to the second node, and a gate connected to the third node, a first capacitor connected between the first node and the third node, a second capacitor connected between the second node and the third node, and an OLED configured to include an anode connected to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Binn Kim
  • Patent number: 9018621
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device, comprises: a thin film transistor on a substrate; a first insulating layer on the thin film transistor; a connecting electrode connected to the thin film transistor and a first auxiliary electrode on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on the connecting electrode and the first auxiliary electrode; an anode connected to the connecting electrode and a second auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the anode and connected to the first auxiliary electrode on the second insulating layer; a bank layer having a first contact hole exposing the anode and a second contact hole exposing the second auxiliary electrode on the anode and the second auxiliary electrode; an organic emitting layer on the anode in the first contact hole; and a cathode electrically connected to the second auxiliary electrode on the organic emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sung-Hee Park, Binn Kim
  • Publication number: 20150109278
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device including a first transistor configured to supply a data voltage to a first node according to a scan signal; a first capacitor connected to the first node at one end of the first capacitor, and connected to a second node at the other end; a second transistor configured to supply a reference voltage to the second node according to a sensing signal; a driving transistor including a drain electrode receiving a high-level source voltage or an initial voltage, a gate electrode connected to the second node, and a source electrode connected to a third node; and an OLED including a cathode electrode receiving a low-level source voltage and an anode electrode connected to the third node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Binn KIM
  • Publication number: 20150097171
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting display device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate, a thin-film transistor formed on the substrate, a planarization layer formed on the thin-film transistor, an organic light-emitting element formed on the planarization layer, the emitting element including an organic light-emitting layer and a cathode, and a lower auxiliary wiring between the organic light-emitting element and the planarization layer, the wiring electrically connected with the cathode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Binn KIM, BuYeol LEE
  • Publication number: 20150097172
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of manufacturing the same. A display device includes a coplanar thin-film transistor and a capacitor. The coplanar thin-film transistor comprises a gate electrode, an active layer including an oxide semiconductor, a source electrode and a drain electrode. The capacitor comprises a lower electrode, intermediate electrode and upper electrode. And the lower electrode is comprised of the same material as the active layer, and is conductivized. Also, the upper electrode is connected to the lower electrode. By using the conductivized lower electrode, the capacitor is configured to operate as multiple capacitors. Thus, the size of the capacitor is reduced, and sufficient capacitance may be secured with the capacitor with a smaller area. In this way, the area of each sub-pixel in the display device may be reduced, thereby achieving high resolution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Joonsoo Han, Binn Kim
  • Patent number: 9001089
    Abstract: A data driving apparatus and method for a liquid crystal display (LCD) device is provided, the apparatus including: a liquid crystal panel; a timing controller configured to output control signals for controlling the driving of a gate driving unit and a data driving unit; a gate driving unit configured to output a gate on signal to gate lines of the liquid crystal panel; a data driving unit configured to drive data lines of the liquid crystal panel, the data driving unit providing an overdriving signal to at least one of a pair of pixel signals of the same polarity applied to adjacent data lines for supply to longitudinally adjacent pixels of the liquid crystal panel, and wherein the data driving unit drives the liquid crystal panel according to a longitudinal two-dot inversion polarity pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Chan Choi, Min-Doo Chun, Binn Kim, Nam-Wook Cho
  • Patent number: 8994629
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a gate shift register includes a plurality of stages cascade-connected to each other. An nth one of the stages includes: a pull-up transistor that outputs any one of gate shift clocks as an nth scan pulse of a gate high voltage in accordance with the potential of a Q node; a pull-down transistor that is connected to the pull-up transistor through an output node, and outputs a low-potential voltage as an nth scan pulse of a gate low voltage in accordance with the potential of a QB node; and a switching circuit that charges and discharges the Q node and the QB node, respectively, or vice versa in response to a set signal and a reset signal, wherein an adaptively adjusted variable high-potential voltage is applied to the QB node to correspond to a shift in the threshold voltage of the pull-down transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Binn Kim
  • Patent number: 8902138
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device may include a first transistor connected between a data line and a first node; a second transistor connected between the first node and a second node; a third transistor connected between a reference voltage line and a third node; a fourth transistor connected between a initialization voltage terminal and the second node; a driving transistor having a source electrode connected to the second node, a gate electrode connected to the third node, and a drain electrode connected to a high electric potential voltage terminal; a first capacitor connected between the first node and the drain or source electrode of the driving transistor; a second capacitor connected between the first node and the third node; and a light emitting diode connected to a low electric potential voltage terminal and to the second node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Binn Kim
  • Publication number: 20140326969
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device is provided. The OLED display device includes a first transistor configured to supply a data voltage to a first node, a second transistor connected between the first node and a second node, a third transistor configured to supply a reference voltage to the third node, a fourth transistor configured to supply an initialization voltage to the second node, a fifth transistor configured to supply the reference voltage to the second node, a driving transistor configured to include a drain receiving a high-level source voltage, a source connected to the second node, and a gate connected to the third node, a first capacitor connected between the first node and the third node, a second capacitor connected between the second node and the third node, and an OLED configured to include an anode connected to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Binn Kim
  • Publication number: 20140312323
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device, comprises: a thin film transistor on a substrate; a first insulating layer on the thin film transistor; a connecting electrode connected to the thin film transistor and a first auxiliary electrode on the first insulating layer; a second insulating layer on the connecting electrode and the first auxiliary electrode; an anode connected to the connecting electrode and a second auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the anode and connected to the first auxiliary electrode on the second insulating layer; a bank layer having a first contact hole exposing the anode and a second contact hole exposing the second auxiliary electrode on the anode and the second auxiliary electrode; an organic emitting layer on the anode in the first contact hole; and a cathode electrically connected to the second auxiliary electrode on the organic emitting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Hee PARK, Binn KIM
  • Publication number: 20140183501
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display device comprises at least a first pixel area and a second pixel area. A partition is disposed between the first pixel area and the second pixel area. An auxiliary electrode is disposed between the first pixel area and the second pixel area and over the partition. Additionally, a first conductive element is disposed over the first pixel area, the second pixel area, and the auxiliary electrode and the first conductive element is electrically connected to the auxiliary electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: MinKi KIM, HanSun PARK, Binn KIM
  • Publication number: 20140183479
    Abstract: Provided are an organic light emitting display device and a method for manufacturing the same. The organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels, each including a set of sub pixels. Each of the sub pixels has an emissive area for emitting light and a transmissive area for passing the external light. At least two sub pixels are symmetrically arranged on each side of an auxiliary electrode, and share the auxiliary electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SungHee PARK, Binn KIM, JongMoo KIM
  • Publication number: 20140085285
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a gate shift register includes a plurality of stages cascade-connected to each other. An nth one of the stages includes: a pull-up transistor that outputs any one of gate shift clocks as an nth scan pulse of a gate high voltage in accordance with the potential of a Q node; a pull-down transistor that is connected to the pull-up transistor through an output node, and outputs a low-potential voltage as an nth scan pulse of a gate low voltage in accordance with the potential of a QB node; and a switching circuit that charges and discharges the Q node and the QB node, respectively, or vice versa in response to a set signal and a reset signal, wherein an adaptively adjusted variable high-potential voltage is applied to the QB node to correspond to a shift in the threshold voltage of the pull-down transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Binn KIM
  • Publication number: 20140077725
    Abstract: An organic electroluminescent display device includes an organic electroluminescent display panel including top emission pixels to emit light toward a top side of a substrate and bottom emission pixels to emit light toward a bottom side of the substrate, the top emission pixels and the bottom emission pixels being formed such that corresponding ones thereof share a common transparent area, a scan driver for supplying a scan signal to scan lines each connected to selected ones of the top and bottom emission pixels, and a data driver for supplying a data voltage to data lines each connected to selected ones of the top and bottom emission pixels. The top emission pixels and the bottom emission pixels are formed on the substrate to alternate with each other on a pixel basis, on a scan line basis, or a data line basis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joon-Suk LEE, Bu-Yeol LEE, Joon-Soo HAN, Binn KIM
  • Patent number: 8633888
    Abstract: A shift register which is capable of minimizing a spike voltage is disclosed. The shift register includes a plurality of stages, each including a plurality of nodes, a scan pulse output unit controlled according to voltages at the nodes for outputting a scan pulse and supplying it to a corresponding gate line through a scan output terminal, a carry pulse output unit controlled according to the voltages at the nodes for outputting a carry pulse and supplying it to an upstream stage and a downstream stage through a carry output terminal, a node controller for controlling voltage states of the nodes in response to a carry pulse from the upstream stage and a carry pulse from the downstream stage, and a discharging unit connected to any one of a plurality of clock transfer lines and the scan output terminal for discharging a spike voltage of the scan output terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Binn Kim, Yong-Ho Jang
  • Publication number: 20130335391
    Abstract: An organic light emitting diode display device may include a first transistor connected between a data line and a first node; a second transistor connected between the first node and a second node; a third transistor connected between a reference voltage line and a third node; a fourth transistor connected between a initialization voltage terminal and the second node; a driving transistor having a source electrode connected to the second node, a gate electrode connected to the third node, and a drain electrode connected to a high electric potential voltage terminal; a first capacitor connected between the first node and the drain or source electrode of the driving transistor; a second capacitor connected between the first node and the third node; and a light emitting diode connected to a low electric potential voltage terminal and to the second node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Binn KIM
  • Publication number: 20130300776
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; and a control signal circuit that supplies a control signal to the display panel. The controls signal circuit includes a plurality of driving units and a plurality of reverse circuit, wherein the driving units are supplied with a clock signal and generate a first output pulse that has the same waveform as the clock signal, and wherein the reverse circuit reverses the first output pulse to generate a second output pulse that is an output of the control signal circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Inventor: Binn Kim
  • Patent number: 8558777
    Abstract: A gate driver, comprises a plurality of shift registers configured to output signals sequentially such that an Nth shift register is reset by an output signal of an (N+2)th shift register, wherein last, second last and third last shift registers are reset by a last output signal of the last shift register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Ho Jang, Binn Kim, Hyung Nyuck Cho
  • Publication number: 20130257831
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes: a plurality of pixel regions. Each of the pixel regions includes: a first transistor configured to apply a data voltage on a first adjacent data line to a first node in response to a scan signal on the primary scan line; a second transistor configured to apply the data voltage on the first adjacent data line to the first node in response to a sensing signal on the secondary scan line; and a third transistor configured to detect a sensing voltage and apply the sensing voltage to a second adjacent data line, The data driver compares the sensing voltage and the data voltage and compensates for the data voltage of next frame, and the scan signal and the sensing signal are generated in different intervals of a single frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Binn Kim, Juhn Suk Yoo, Bu Yeol Lee
  • Publication number: 20130235004
    Abstract: A gate driver includes a plurality of driving units each including a first sub driving unit and a second sub driving unit, wherein output terminals of the first and second sub driving units are connected to first and second sub gate lines, respectively, and first and second sub outputs that are the outputs of the first and second sub driving units are respectively transferred to gate terminals of a first switching transistor and a second switching transistor formed in a pixel area of a display area, and wherein drain and source terminals of the first switching transistor are respectively connected to drain and source terminals of the second switching transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Ho Jang, Binn Kim, Hae-Yeol Kim, Bu-Yeol Lee