Patents by Inventor Joon Geol Lee

Joon Geol Lee 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: 20230422566
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate; a transistor including a part of the gate line; and a light-emitting element connected to the transistor, in which the gate line includes a first layer including aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second layer including titanium nitride, and a third layer including metallic titanium nitride. An N/Ti molar ratio of the metallic titanium nitride may be in a range from about 0.2 to about 0.75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: DONG MIN LEE, SANG WOO SOHN, DO KEUN SONG, SANG WON SHIN, HYUN EOK SHIN, SU KYOUNG YANG, KYEONG SU KO, SANG GAB KIM, JOON GEOL LEE
  • Publication number: 20230387096
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas, a first diode electrode and a second diode electrode on the thin film transistor substrate, a first passivation pattern between the first diode electrode and the second diode electrode, a plurality of micro light emitting diodes on the first passivation pattern, a first bridge pattern on the micro light emitting diodes and electrically connecting the first diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, and a second bridge pattern on the first bridge pattern and electrically connecting the second diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, wherein each sidewall of each of the micro light emitting diodes and each sidewall of the first passivation pattern form a same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Su Bin BAE, Yu Gwang JEONG, Shin Il CHOI, Joon Geol LEE, Sang Gab KIM
  • Patent number: 11793044
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate; a transistor including a part of the gate line; and a light-emitting element connected to the transistor, in which the gate line includes a first layer including aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second layer including titanium nitride, and a third layer including metallic titanium nitride. An N/Ti molar ratio of the metallic titanium nitride may be in a range from about 0.2 to about 0.75.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Min Lee, Sang Woo Sohn, Do Keun Song, Sang Won Shin, Hyun Eok Shin, Su Kyoung Yang, Kyeong Su Ko, Sang Gab Kim, Joon Geol Lee
  • Patent number: 11380753
    Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate; an organic layer disposed on the base substrate; and a first conductive layer disposed on the organic layer, wherein the first conductive layer includes a plurality of stacked films, the plurality of stacked films include a first conductive film disposed directly on the organic layer and a second conductive film disposed on the first conductive film, and the first conductive film has an oxygen concentration higher than an oxygen concentration of the second conductive film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Gab Kim, Tae Sung Kim, Joon Geol Lee, Hyun Min Cho, Dae Won Choi, Yun Jong Yeo
  • Patent number: 11276580
    Abstract: A connecting structure of a conductive layer includes a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer and including a first opening overlapping the first conductive layer, a connecting conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the first conductive layer through the first opening, an insulator island disposed on the connecting conductor, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and including a second opening overlapping the connecting conductor and the insulator island, and a second conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer and connected to a connecting electrode through the second opening. A sum of a thickness of the first insulating layer and a thickness of the second insulating layer is greater than or equal to 1 ?m, and each of the thicknesses of the first and second insulating layers is less than 1 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Bin Bae, Yu-Gwang Jeong, Shin Il Choi, Sang Gab Kim, Joon Geol Lee
  • Publication number: 20220005799
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas, a first diode electrode and a second diode electrode on the thin film transistor substrate, a first passivation pattern between the first diode electrode and the second diode electrode, a plurality of micro light emitting diodes on the first passivation pattern, a first bridge pattern on the micro light emitting diodes and electrically connecting the first diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, and a second bridge pattern on the first bridge pattern and electrically connecting the second diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, wherein each sidewall of each of the micro light emitting diodes and each sidewall of the first passivation pattern form a same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventors: Su Bin BAE, Yu Gwang JEONG, Shin Il CHOI, Joon Geol LEE, Sang Gab KIM
  • Patent number: 11189681
    Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a gate insulation layer that is disposed on the substrate; and a gate wire that is disposed on the gate insulation layer, and includes a gate electrode, wherein the gate wire includes a single layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and an angle formed by side surfaces of the gate wire and the gate insulation layer is less than 65°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Inventors: Kyeong Su Ko, Joon Geol Lee, Shin Il Choi, Sang Gab Kim, Hyun Min Cho, Hyun Eok Shin
  • Patent number: 11127724
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas, a first diode electrode and a second diode electrode on the thin film transistor substrate, a first passivation pattern between the first diode electrode and the second diode electrode, a plurality of micro light emitting diodes on the first passivation pattern, a first bridge pattern on the micro light emitting diodes and electrically connecting the first diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, and a second bridge pattern on the first bridge pattern and electrically connecting the second diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, wherein each sidewall of each of the micro light emitting diodes and each sidewall of the first passivation pattern form a same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Bin Bae, Yu Gwang Jeong, Shin Il Choi, Joon Geol Lee, Sang Gab Kim
  • Patent number: 11101336
    Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing a display device, the device including a semiconductor layer on a substrate; a gate insulation layer and an interlayer insulation layer that overlap the semiconductor layer; contact holes that penetrate the gate insulation layer and the interlayer insulation layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode that are electrically connected with the semiconductor layer through the contact holes; a light emitting diode that is connected with the drain electrode; and first spacers and second spacers between the source electrode and the interlayer insulation layer and between the drain electrode and the interlayer insulation layer in the contact holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Gwang Jeong, Su Bin Bae, Joon Geol Lee, Sang Gab Kim, Shin Il Choi
  • Patent number: 11063110
    Abstract: A conductive pattern for a display device includes a first layer including aluminum or an aluminum alloy disposed on a substrate and forming a first taper angle with the substrate, and a second layer disposed on the first layer forming a second taper angle with the first layer, in which the second taper angle is smaller than the first taper angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joon Geol Lee, Kyeong Su Ko, Sang Won Shin, Dong Min Lee, Sang Gab Kim, Sang Woo Sohn, Hyun Eok Shin, Shin Il Choi
  • Publication number: 20210013288
    Abstract: A display device includes a base substrate; an organic layer disposed on the base substrate; and a first conductive layer disposed on the organic layer, wherein the first conductive layer includes a plurality of stacked films, the plurality of stacked films include a first conductive film disposed directly on the organic layer and a second conductive film disposed on the first conductive film, and the first conductive film has an oxygen concentration higher than an oxygen concentration of the second conductive film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Sang Gab KIM, Tae Sung KIM, Joon Geol LEE, Hyun Min CHO, Dae Won CHOI, Yun Jong YEO
  • Patent number: 10811478
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display device includes a pixel electrode, a pixel-defining layer, an organic emission layer, and a counter electrode. The pixel-defining layer includes an opening partially exposing the pixel electrode. The organic emission layer is disposed on the pixel electrode. The organic emission layer is disposed in the opening. The counter electrode is disposed on the organic emission layer. The counter electrode opposes the pixel electrode. The pixel-defining layer includes a first pixel-defining layer and a second pixel-defining layer. The first pixel-defining layer is disposed on the pixel electrode and includes an inorganic material. The second pixel-defining layer is disposed on the first pixel-defining layer and includes an organic material. A sidewall of the first pixel-defining layer that is closest to the opening is aligned with a sidewall of the second pixel-defining layer that is closest to the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dae Won Choi, Tae Wook Kang, Kyeong Su Ko, Sang Gab Kim, Tae Sung Kim, Joon Geol Lee, Hyun Min Cho
  • Patent number: 10748943
    Abstract: A display device includes: a substrate; first and second transistors provided on the substrate to be spaced apart from each other, the first and second transistors being electrically connected to each other; and a display unit electrically connected to the first transistor, wherein the first transistor includes a first semiconductor layer including crystalline silicon, a first gate electrode, a first source electrode, and a first drain electrode, wherein the second transistor includes a second semiconductor layer including an oxide semiconductor, a second gate electrode, a second source electrode, and a second drain electrode, wherein each of the second source electrode and the second drain electrode includes a first layer that includes molybdenum and is provided on the second semiconductor layer, a second layer that includes aluminum and is provided on the first layer, and a third layer that includes titanium and is provided on the second layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Cho, Shin Il Choi, Kyeong Su Ko, Sang Gab Kim, Joon Geol Lee
  • Publication number: 20200235196
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device includes: a substrate; a gate line disposed on the substrate; a transistor including a part of the gate line; and a light-emitting element connected to the transistor, in which the gate line includes a first layer including aluminum or an aluminum alloy, a second layer including titanium nitride, and a third layer including metallic titanium nitride. An N/Ti molar ratio of the metallic titanium nitride may be in a range from about 0.2 to about 0.75.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2019
    Publication date: July 23, 2020
    Inventors: Dong Min LEE, Sang Woo SOHN, Do Keun SONG, Sang Won SHIN, Hyun Eok SHIN, Su Kyoung YANG, Kyeong Su KO, Sang Gab KIM, Joon Geol LEE
  • Publication number: 20200091393
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas, a first diode electrode and a second diode electrode on the thin film transistor substrate, a first passivation pattern between the first diode electrode and the second diode electrode, a plurality of micro light emitting diodes on the first passivation pattern, a first bridge pattern on the micro light emitting diodes and electrically connecting the first diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, and a second bridge pattern on the first bridge pattern and electrically connecting the second diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, wherein each sidewall of each of the micro light emitting diodes and each sidewall of the first passivation pattern form a same plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Su Bin BAE, Yu Gwang JEONG, Shin Il CHOI, Joon Geol LEE, Sang Gab KIM
  • Publication number: 20200075707
    Abstract: An OLED display according to an exemplary embodiment includes: a substrate; a gate insulation layer that is disposed on the substrate; and a gate wire that is disposed on the gate insulation layer, and includes a gate electrode, wherein the gate wire includes a single layer of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and an angle formed by side surfaces of the gate wire and the gate insulation layer is less than 65°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kyeong Su KO, Joon Geol LEE, Shin Il CHOI, Sang Gab KIM, Hyun Min CHO, Hyun Eok SHIN
  • Publication number: 20200043998
    Abstract: An organic light-emitting diode display device includes a pixel electrode, a pixel-defining layer, an organic emission layer, and a counter electrode. The pixel-defining layer includes an opening partially exposing the pixel electrode. The organic emission layer is disposed on the pixel electrode. The organic emission layer is disposed in the opening. The counter electrode is disposed on the organic emission layer. The counter electrode opposes the pixel electrode. The pixel-defining layer includes a first pixel-defining layer and a second pixel-defining layer. The first pixel-defining layer is disposed on the pixel electrode and includes an inorganic material. The second pixel-defining layer is disposed on the first pixel-defining layer and includes an organic material. A sidewall of the first pixel-defining layer that is closest to the opening is aligned with a sidewall of the second pixel-defining layer that is closest to the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Dae Won Choi, Tae Wook Kang, Kyeong Su Ko, Sang Gab Kim, Tae Sung Kim, Joon Geol Lee, Hyun Min Cho
  • Patent number: 10490537
    Abstract: A light emitting diode device includes a thin film transistor substrate having a plurality of light emitting areas, a first diode electrode and a second diode electrode on the thin film transistor substrate, a first passivation pattern between the first diode electrode and the second diode electrode, a plurality of micro light emitting diodes on the first passivation pattern, a first bridge pattern on the micro light emitting diodes and electrically connecting the first diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, and a second bridge pattern on the first bridge pattern and electrically connecting the second diode electrode to the micro light emitting diodes, wherein each sidewall of each of the micro light emitting diodes and each sidewall of the first passivation pattern form a same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Su Bin Bae, Yu Gwang Jeong, Shin Il Choi, Joon Geol Lee, Sang Gab Kim
  • Publication number: 20190348297
    Abstract: A connecting structure of a conductive layer includes a first conductive layer, a first insulating layer disposed on the first conductive layer and including a first opening overlapping the first conductive layer, a connecting conductor disposed on the first insulating layer and connected to the first conductive layer through the first opening, an insulator island disposed on the connecting conductor, a second insulating layer disposed on the first insulating layer and including a second opening overlapping the connecting conductor and the insulator island, and a second conductive layer disposed on the second insulating layer and connected to a connecting electrode through the second opening. A sum of a thickness of the first insulating layer and a thickness of the second insulating layer is greater than or equal to 1 ?m, and each of the thicknesses of the first and second insulating layers is less than 1 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: SU BIN BAE, YU-GWANG JEONG, SHIN IL CHOI, SANG GAB KIM, JOON GEOL LEE
  • Publication number: 20190280067
    Abstract: A display device and a method for manufacturing a display device, the device including a semiconductor layer on a substrate; a gate insulation layer and an interlayer insulation layer that overlap the semiconductor layer; contact holes that penetrate the gate insulation layer and the interlayer insulation layer; a source electrode and a drain electrode that are electrically connected with the semiconductor layer through the contact holes; a light emitting diode that is connected with the drain electrode; and first spacers and second spacers between the source electrode and the interlayer insulation layer and between the drain electrode and the interlayer insulation layer in the contact holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: September 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yu-Gwang JEONG, Su Bin BAE, Joon Geol LEE, Sang Gab KIM, Shin Il CHOI