Patents by Inventor Jang Soon Im

Jang Soon Im 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).

  • Publication number: 20150179679
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an array substrate, a manufacturing method thereof and a display device. The method for manufacturing the array substrate comprises: forming a pattern of an active layer of a switching thin-film transistor (TFT) and a pattern of a corresponding pixel electrode on a base substrate, in which the active layer of the switching TFT and the pixel electrode are on the same layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 25, 2015
    Inventor: Jang Soon Im
  • Publication number: 20150171224
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to display technology field and provide a thin film transistor (1) and manufacturing method thereof, an array substrate, and a display device, and do not damage an active layer (12) of the thin film transistor while forming vias (16) over the source region (120) and the drain region (121) with via etching process. The thin film transistor (1) comprises a substrate (10), an active layer (12), a gate insulating layer (13), a gate (14) and an inter-layer insulating layer (17) disposed on the substrate (10), and further comprises: a conductive etching barrier layer (15) disposed on the active layer; the conductive etching barrier layer (15) being located to correspond to the source region (120) and the drain region (121) of the active layer (12) and vias (16) being formed over the source region (120) and the drain region (121) of the active layer (12) and not extending beyond edges of the conductive etching barrier layer (15).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Zheng Liu, Chunping Long, Jang Soon Im
  • Publication number: 20150091010
    Abstract: A method for forming low-temperature polysilicon thin film, a thin film transistor and a display device are provided. The method for forming low-temperature polysilicon thin film comprises: depositing an amorphous silicon thin film on a base substrate; covering the amorphous silicon thin film with an anti-reflective optical film; performing photolithography and etching on the anti-reflective optical film such that light condensing structures are provided in an array on the anti-reflective optical film; and irradiating the amorphous silicon thin film with the anti-reflective optical film covered by laser light such that the amorphous silicon film is converted into the low-temperature polysilicon thin film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Xueyan Tian, Jang Soon Im
  • Patent number: 8946687
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device is provided. Thin film transistors may be located on a substrate. An insulating interlayer having a first contact hole to a third contact hole may be disposed on the substrate. First electrodes electrically connecting the thin film transistors may be located on the insulating interlayer and sidewalls of the first to the third contact holes. A pixel defining layer may be disposed on the insulating interlayer, portions of the first electrodes and the sidewalls of the first to the third contact holes. Light emitting structures may be disposed on the first electrodes in pixel regions. A second electrode may be located on the light emitting structures. Planarization patterns may be disposed on the pixel defining layer to fill the first and the second contact holes. A spacer may be disposed on the pixel defining layer to fill the third contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Dae Kim, Jang-Soon Im, Il-Jeong Lee, Sang-Bong Lee
  • Publication number: 20140159038
    Abstract: Provided are a CMOS circuit structure, a preparation method thereof and a display device, wherein a PMOS region in the CMOS circuit structure is of a LTPS TFT structure, that is, the PMOS semiconductor layer is prepared from a P type doped polysilicon material; an NMOS region is of an Oxide TFT structure, that is, the NMOS semiconductor layer is made of an oxide material; three doping processes applied to the NMOS region during the LTPS process may be omitted in the case in which the NMOS semiconductor layer in the NMOS region is made of an oxide material instead of the polysilicon material, which may simplify the preparation of the CMOS circuit structure as well as reduce a production cost. Furthermore, it is only required to crystallizing the PMOS semiconductor layer, which may also extend the lifespan of laser tube, contributing to reduction of the production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jang Soon IM
  • Patent number: 8633479
    Abstract: A display includes a substrate main body, a thin film transistor (TFT) on the substrate main body, the TFT including an oxide semiconductor layer and a metal oxide film sequentially stacked on top of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Choi, Ji-Yong Noh, Jang-Soon Im, Dae-Woo Lee
  • Patent number: 8592832
    Abstract: An organic light emission diode (OLED) display device and a method of fabricating the same, wherein the OLED display device includes a substrate including a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, and including a channel region and source/drain regions, a gate electrode disposed to correspond to the channel region of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer insulating the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, source/drain electrodes electrically connected to the source/drain regions of the semiconductor layer, and an interlayer insulating layer insulating the gate electrode from the source/drain electrodes, wherein areas of the buffer layer, the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer that are on the non-pixel region, respectively, are removed, and the partially removed area is 8% to 40% of a panel area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Hoon Yang, Han-Hee Yoon, Kil-Won Lee, Jang-Soon Im, Ji-Yong Noh
  • Publication number: 20130001533
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device is provided. Thin film transistors may be located on a substrate. An insulating interlayer having a first contact hole to a third contact hole may be disposed on the substrate. First electrodes electrically connecting the thin film transistors may be located on the insulating interlayer and sidewalls of the first to the third contact holes. A pixel defining layer may be disposed on the insulating interlayer, portions of the first electrodes and the sidewalls of the first to the third contact holes. Light emitting structures may be disposed on the first electrodes in pixel regions. A second electrode may be located on the light emitting structures. Planarization patterns may be disposed on the pixel defining layer to fill the first and the second contact holes. A spacer may be disposed on the pixel defining layer to fill the third contact hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young-Dae Kim, Jang-Soon Im, Il-Jeong Lee, Sang-Bong Lee
  • Publication number: 20110068337
    Abstract: A display includes a substrate main body, a thin film transistor (TFT) on the substrate main body, the TFT including an oxide semiconductor layer and a metal oxide film sequentially stacked on top of each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Inventors: Jong-Hyun Choi, Ji-Yong Noh, Jang-Soon Im, Dae-Woo Lee
  • Publication number: 20100182223
    Abstract: An organic light emitting display device that includes a plurality of signal lines and a plurality of scan lines, a plurality of pixels arranged at intersections of ones of the plurality of signal lines and ones of the plurality of scan lines, a scan driver to supply scan signals to the plurality of scan lines, the scan driver including a first plurality of thin film transistors and a data driver to supply data signals to the plurality of signal lines, the data driver including a second plurality of thin film transistors, wherein each of said plurality of pixels includes a first thin film transistor, a second thin film transistor and an organic light emitting diode, the first transistor being connected to the organic light emitting diode, the first transistor having an active layer made out of an oxide semiconductor, the second transistor, the first plurality of thin film transistors and the second plurality of thin film transistors each having an active layer made out of poly-silicon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JONG-HYUN CHOI, JANG-SOON IM, SUNG-HO KIM, ILJEONG LEE
  • Publication number: 20100155747
    Abstract: An organic light emission diode (OLED) display device and a method of fabricating the same, wherein the OLED display device includes a substrate including a pixel region and a non-pixel region, a buffer layer disposed on the substrate, a semiconductor layer disposed on the buffer layer, and including a channel region and source/drain regions, a gate electrode disposed to correspond to the channel region of the semiconductor layer, a gate insulating layer insulating the semiconductor layer from the gate electrode, source/drain electrodes electrically connected to the source/drain regions of the semiconductor layer, and an interlayer insulating layer insulating the gate electrode from the source/drain electrodes, wherein areas of the buffer layer, the gate insulating layer and the interlayer insulating layer that are on the non-pixel region, respectively, are removed, and the partially removed area is 8% to 40% of a panel area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: SAMSUNG MOBILE DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae-Hoon Yang, Han-Hee Yoon, Kil-Won Lee, Jang-Soon Im, Ji-Yong Noh
  • Patent number: 7678621
    Abstract: Disclosed are a crystallization pattern, and a method for crystallizing amorphous silicon. The method includes the steps of forming an amorphous silicon film on a glass substrate, forming a crystallization pattern by patterning the amorphous silicon film, and crystallizing the crystallization pattern into polycrystalline silicon by irradiating a laser onto the crystallization pattern. The crystallization pattern includes a peripheral region located within a first distance from an edge of the crystallization pattern, and an internal region located away from the edge of the crystallization pattern by more than the first distance. The internal region is divided into at least one sub-region, each sub-region includes one crystallization inducement pattern, and an edge of each sub-region is located within a second distance from the crystallization inducement pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Hydis Technologies, Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Myung Kwan Ryu, Eok Su Kim, Kyoung Seok Son, Jang Soon Im
  • Publication number: 20080251785
    Abstract: A display device includes a thin film transistor (TFT) on a substrate, the TFT including source/drain electrodes, a cover layer on the source/drain electrodes, and a light source including at least one electrode, the electrode being electrically connected to the source/drain electrodes of the TFT through the cover layer, wherein the cover layer includes a same material as the electrode of the light source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventors: Ji-yong Noh, Moo-jin Kim, Dae-woo Lee, Jang-soon Im, Kyoung-bo Kim
  • Publication number: 20070218658
    Abstract: Disclosed are a crystallization pattern, and a method for crystallizing amorphous silicon. The method includes the steps of forming an amorphous silicon film on a glass substrate, forming a crystallization pattern by patterning the amorphous silicon film, and crystallizing the crystallization pattern into polycrystalline silicon by irradiating a laser onto the crystallization pattern. The crystallization pattern includes a peripheral region located within a first distance from an edge of the crystallization pattern, and an internal region located away from the edge of the crystallization pattern by more than the first distance. The internal region is divided into at least one sub-region, each sub-region includes one crystallization inducement pattern, and an edge of each sub-region is located within a second distance from the crystallization inducement pattern.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2007
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: Myung Kwan Ryu, Eok Su Kim, Kyoung Seok Son, Jang Soon Im
  • Patent number: 7026201
    Abstract: A method for forming a polycrystalline silicon thin film transistor. The method includes the steps of: forming a polycrystalline silicon layer including multiple protrusions by crystallizing the amorphous silicon layer according to a crystallization method in which the multiple protrusions are formed due to collision between crystal grains; patterning the polycrystalline silicon layer in an active pattern which includes only two protrusions of the multiple protrusions, which are apart from each other and located at both sides of a gate electrode-forming area; applying a barrier layer on the patterned polycrystalline silicon layer while partially covering the two protrusions; and forming a source electrode and a drain electrode at the protrusions of the polycrystalline silicon layer formed at both sides of the gate electrode-forming area by ion-implanting dopants into a resultant lamination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Boe Hydis Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kyoung Seok Son, Myung Kwan Ryu, Jae Chul Park, Eok Su Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Se Yeoul Kwon, Jang Soon Im