Patents by Inventor Heung-Yeol Na
Heung-Yeol Na 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).
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Publication number: 20150015467Abstract: A display device includes: a unit pixel including subpixels electrically connected to first power voltages and a second power voltage, where the first power voltages include a first first power voltage and a second first power voltage, and where the subpixels include: a first subpixel electrically connected to the first first power voltage and the second power voltage; a second subpixel electrically connected to the second first power voltage and the second power voltage; and a third subpixel electrically connected to the second first power voltage and the second power voltage, where the first power voltage is a voltage having substantially a same level as a voltage, with which the first subpixel emits light at maximum luminance, and the second power voltage is a voltage having substantially a same level as a voltage, with which the second subpixel or the third subpixel emits light at maximum luminance.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 3, 2013Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Leonid KAPLAN, Heung-Yeol NA, Ho-Ryun CHUNG, Wang-Jo LEE, Jang-Doo LEE
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Publication number: 20150015563Abstract: A pixel circuit includes: an organic light emitting diode (“OLED”); a threshold circuit which generates an output signal based on an input signal, where the threshold circuit has a hysteresis characteristic with respect to the input signal; a first transistor including a first electrode connected to a data line, a second electrode connected to an input terminal of the threshold circuit, and a gate electrode connected to a scan line; and a second transistor including a first electrode connected to a first power, a second electrode connected to an anode of the organic light emitting diode, and a gate electrode connected to an output terminal of the threshold circuit, where the second transistor controls a current amount that flows to the organic light emitting diode from the first power based on the output signal of the threshold circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaplan LEONID, Heung-Yeol NA, Baek-Woon LEE, Won-Sik HYUN, Jae-Hoon LEE
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Publication number: 20140363936Abstract: A thin film transistor (TFT) and an organic light emitting diode (OLED) display device. The TFT and the OLED display device include a substrate, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, a gate electrode insulated from the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer insulating the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, and source and drain electrodes insulated from the gate electrode and partially connected to the semiconductor layer, wherein the semiconductor layer is formed from a polycrystalline silicon layer crystallized by a metal catalyst and the metal catalyst is removed by gettering using an etchant. In addition, the OLED display device includes an insulating layer disposed on the entire surface of the substrate, a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and electrically connected to one of the source and drain electrodes, an organic layer, and a second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 12, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Tae-Hoon Yang, Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee, Maxim Lisachenko, Bo-Kyung Choi, Dae-Woo Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Dong-Hyun Lee, Jong-Ryuk Park, Ji-Su Ahn, Young-Dae Kim, Heung-Yeol Na, Min-Jae Jeong, Yun-Mo Chung, Jong-Won Hong, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-RaK Chang, Jae-Wan Jung, Sang-Yon Yoon
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Publication number: 20140347402Abstract: A display device includes a display unit including pixels, each of which emits light according to data voltages, respectively; and a timing controller which divides an area of the display unit into an upper, center and bottom portions, divides one frame time into light emission sub-frames of a light emission period and a blank sub-frame of a blank period in which is supplied a black data signal, divides the upper, center and the bottom portions into groups, differentiates a scan start time of a light emission sub-frame and a scan start time of the blank sub-frame of each group, and increases the light emission period and decreases the blank period in proportional to an increase ratio of the light emission period as a group is closer to a middle of the center portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Leonid Kaplan, Heung-Yeol NA, Baek-Woon LEE, Won-Sik HYUN, Jae-Hoon LEE
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Patent number: 8894768Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus that simultaneously forms thin films on a plurality of substrates and performs heat treatment includes: a plurality of substrate holders, each including a substrate support that supports a substrate and a first gas pipe having one or a plurality of injection holes; a boat where the plurality of substrate holders are stacked and including a second gas pipe connected with the first gas pipe of each of the substrate holders; a process chamber providing a space in which the substrates stacked in the boat are processed; a conveying unit that carries the boat into/out of the process chamber; a first heating unit disposed outside the process chamber; and a gas supply unit including a third gas pipe connected with the second gas pipe and supplying a heated or cooled gas into the second gas pipe.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Ki-Yong Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Min-Jae Jeong, Jong-Won Hong, Heung-Yeol Na, Tae-Hoon Yang, Yun-Mo Chung, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Won-Bong Baek, Ivan Maidanchuk, Byung-Soo So, Jae-Wan Jung
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Patent number: 8882976Abstract: A magnetron unit moving apparatus for preventing magnetization and magnetron sputtering equipment having the same. The magnetron unit moving apparatus includes a magnetron unit disposed adjacent to a target, to generate a specific magnetic field, and a movement unit to space the magnetron unit and the target apart such that a strength of a magnetic field generated over the target is within a predetermined reference strength range. It is possible to space the target and the magnetron unit apart so as to prevent the target from being magnetized when a process is not performed.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2009Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Mo Chung, Min-Jae Jeong, Jong-Won Hong, Eu-Gene Kang, Heung-Yeol Na, Ki-Yong Lee
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Patent number: 8879032Abstract: An alignment layer for a display device may include a plurality of rubbed patterns formed on its surface, wherein each of the rubbed patterns includes a first pattern intersecting a center axis at a first angle, and a second pattern connected to the first pattern and intersecting the center axis at a second angle, and the first pattern and the second pattern are alternately repeated. A liquid crystal display device includes the alignment layer, and a method and apparatus for treating the alignment layer are provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Min-Soo Kim, Seon-Hong Ahn
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Publication number: 20140313242Abstract: A controller for a display panel may include a first supply circuit to output first and second driving voltages to a sub-pixel of a first color; and a second supply circuit to output third and fourth driving voltages to a sub-pixel of a second color. The first driving voltage may be greater than the second driving voltage, and the third driving voltage may be greater than the fourth driving voltage. Also, at least three of the first, second, third, and fourth driving voltages may be different from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Leonid KAPLAN, Heung-Yeol NA, Ho-Ryun CHUNG, Wang-Jo LEE, Jang-Doo LEE
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Publication number: 20140308445Abstract: A deposition apparatus, and a canister for the deposition apparatus capable of maintaining a predetermined amount of source material contained in a reactive gas supplied to a deposition chamber when the source material is deposited on a substrate by atomic layer deposition includes a main body, a source storage configured to store a source material, a heater disposed outside the main body, and a first feed controller configured to control the source material supplied to the main body from the source storage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Inventors: Heung-Yeol Na, Ki-Yong Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Min-Jae Jeong, Jong-Won Hong, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Tae-Hoon Yang, Yun-Mo Chung, Byung-Soo So, Byoung-Keon Park, Ivan Maidanchuk, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kii-Won Lee, Won-Bong Baek, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Jae-Wan Jung
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Publication number: 20140291632Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light emitting diode display according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: forming a first electrode on a substrate; forming an insulation layer on the first electrode; etching the insulation layer to expose the first electrode so as to form a pixel defining layer having the same height as the first electrode; forming an organic layer including one or more emission layers on the first electrode of a sub-pixel region defined by the pixel defining layer by applying a laser-induced thermal imaging (LITI) method; and forming a second electrode on the organic layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: VALERIY PRUSHINSKIY, Min-Soo KIM, Won-Sik HYUN, Heung-Yeol NA, Jin-Won SUN
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Patent number: 8840533Abstract: A rubbing apparatus including a rubbing roller including an opening portion at a region of a circumferential surface of the rubbing roller, an outlet portion connected to the opening portion and open to an outside of the rubbing roller, and a groove portion connected to the opening portion and penetrating into the rubbing roller along the opening portion; and a rubbing cloth substantially surrounding the circumferential surface of the rubbing roller.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 23, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Len Kaplan, Se-Ho Cheong, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Kyong-Tae Park, Min-Soo Kim, Seon-Hong Ahn
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Patent number: 8835914Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a first substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode and the first substrate, an organic light emitting structure disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting structure and the pixel defining layer, a second substrate disposed on the second electrode, etc. The pixel defining layer may include a fine uneven structure positioned in the display and the non-display regions. The organic light emitting structure may be substantially uniformly formed on the first electrode through the pixel defining layer having the fine uneven structure, so that an organic light emitting display device may exhibit increased lifetime and may show improved image quality.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Valeriy Prushinskiy, Min-Soo Kim, Won-Sik Hyun, Heung-Yeol Na, Sang-Woo Pyo
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Patent number: 8815016Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus includes a heating unit that heats a processing chamber that processes a plurality of substrates and that quickly cools the processing chamber after the processing. The heating unit includes a body having an intake port and an exhaust port, one or more heaters located inside the body, a cooler connected to the intake port of the body, an exhaust pump connected to the exhaust port of the body, and a controller controlling the cooler. The substrate processing apparatus includes a boat in which a plurality of substrates are stacked, a processing chamber providing a space in which the substrates are processed, a transfer unit carrying the boat into or out of the processing chamber, and the heating unit located outside the processing chamber.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2010Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong-Won Hong, Min-Jae Jeong, Heung-Yeol Na, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang
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Patent number: 8803148Abstract: A thin film transistor may include a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the buffer layer, a gate insulating pattern on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode on the gate insulating pattern, an interlayer insulating layer covering the gate electrode and the gate insulating pattern, the interlayer insulating layer having a contact hole and an opening extending therethrough, the contact hole exposing a source area and a drain area of the semiconductor layer, and the opening exposing a channel area of the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode formed on the interlayer insulating layer, the source electrode being connected with the source area and the drain electrode being connected with the drain area of the semiconductor layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Jong-Ryuk Park, Tak-Young Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee, Heung-Yeol Na
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Patent number: 8771420Abstract: A substrate processing apparatus that forms thin films on a plurality of substrates and thermally processes the substrates, by uniformly heating the substrates. The substrate processing apparatus includes a processing chamber, a boat in which substrates are stacked, an external heater located outside of the processing chamber, a feeder to move the boat into and out of the processing chamber, a lower heater located below the feeder, and a central heater located in the center of the boat.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung-Yeol Na, Ki-Yong Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Min-Jae Jeong, Jong-Won Hong, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Yun-Mo Chung, Tae-Hoon Yang, Byung-Soo So, Byoung-Keon Park, Dong-Hyun Lee, Kil-Won Lee, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Ivan Maidanchuk, Won-Bong Baek, Jae-Wan Jung
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Patent number: 8727826Abstract: A donor substrate may include a base substrate, a light-to-heat conversion layer, a transfer layer, and a rib structure. The light-to-heat conversion layer may be on the base substrate. The transfer layer may be on the light-to-heat conversion layer. The rib structure is on the transfer layer. The rib structure may include a plurality of tubes spaced apart from one another. In a laser induced thermal imaging process, the donor substrate including the rib structure may be easily removed from a display substrate without damage, thereby to form an organic layer pattern regularly on the display substrate.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2012Date of Patent: May 20, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jin-Won Sun, Heung-Yeol Na
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Patent number: 8658460Abstract: A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display device includes forming a gate electrode including a lower gate electrode on a gate insulating layer and an upper gate electrode on the lower gate electrode; forming a source region and a drain region at a semiconductor active layer using the gate electrode as a mask; forming an interlayer insulating layer on a substrate and etching the interlayer insulating layer, resulting in contact holes that expose portions of the source region and the drain region; forming a source/drain electrode raw material on the substrate and etching the source/drain electrode raw material to form a source electrode and a drain electrode; forming a gold overlapped lightly doped drain (GOLDD) structure having a LDD region at the semiconductor active layer by injecting impurity ions; depositing a protective layer on the substrate; and forming a display device on the substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Byoung-Keon Park, Tak-Young Lee, Jin-Wook Seo, Ki-Yong Lee, Heung-Yeol Na
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Publication number: 20140042402Abstract: An organic light emitting display device may include a first substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a pixel defining layer disposed on the first electrode and the first substrate, an organic light emitting structure disposed on the first electrode, a second electrode disposed on the organic light emitting structure and the pixel defining layer, a second substrate disposed on the second electrode, etc. The pixel defining layer may include a fine uneven structure positioned in the display and the non-display regions. The organic light emitting structure may be substantially uniformly formed on the first electrode through the pixel defining layer having the fine uneven structure, so that an organic light emitting display device may exhibit increased lifetime and may show improved image quality.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: February 13, 2014Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Valeriy PRUSHINSKIY, Min-Soo KIM, Won-Sik HYUN, Heung-Yeol NA, Sang-Woo PYO
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Patent number: 8546248Abstract: A method of forming a polycrystalline silicon layer and an atomic layer deposition apparatus used for the same. The method includes forming an amorphous silicon layer on a substrate, exposing the substrate having the amorphous silicon layer to a hydrophilic or hydrophobic gas atmosphere, placing a mask having at least one open and at least one closed portion over the amorphous silicon layer, irradiating UV light toward the amorphous silicon layer and the mask using a UV lamp, depositing a crystallization-inducing metal on the amorphous silicon layer, and annealing the substrate to crystallize the amorphous silicon layer into a polycrystalline silicon layer. This method and apparatus provide for controlling the seed position and grain size in the formation of a polycrystalline silicon layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2011Date of Patent: October 1, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yun-Mo Chung, Ki-Yong Lee, Min-Jae Jeong, Jin-Wook Seo, Jong-Won Hong, Heung-Yeol Na, Eu-Gene Kang, Seok-Rak Chang, Tae-Hoon Yang, Ji-Su Ahn, Young-Dae Kim, Byoung-Keon Park, Kil-Won Lee, Dong-Hyun Lee, Sang-Yon Yoon, Jong-Ryuk Park, Bo-Kyung Choi, Maxim Lisachenko
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Patent number: 8512530Abstract: A sputtering apparatus includes a process chamber having first and second regions, a metal target inside the process chamber, a target transfer unit inside the process chamber, the target transfer unit being configured to move the metal target between the first and second regions, a substrate holder in the second region of the process chamber, and a magnetic assembly in the first region of the process chamber, the magnetic assembly being interposed between the target transfer unit and a wall of the process chamber.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 20, 2013Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Heung-Yeol Na, Jong-Won Hong, Seok-Rak Chang, Ki-Yong Lee