Patents by Inventor Keun Woo Kim

Keun Woo 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: 11195444
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel unit; and a light emission control driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a light emission control signal to the pixel unit, wherein a first transistor of a plurality of transistors included in at least one of the stages of the scan driver or the stages of the light emission control driver comprises: an active layer pattern on a base layer, and including a channel region forming a channel, and first and second regions on opposite sides of the channel region; and a gate electrode spaced apart from the active layer pattern with a first insulating film therebetween, and overlapping the channel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Hye Na Kwak, Doo Na Kim, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Yong Su Lee, Jae Hwan Chu
  • Publication number: 20210376025
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels on a substrate, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting element and a pixel circuit configured to drive the light emitting element, wherein the pixel circuit of each of the plurality of pixels comprises: a first-first transistor configured to control a driving current flowing through the light emitting element based on a voltage of a first node; a first-second transistor connected in series with the first-first transistor and configured to control the driving current based on a voltage of a second node; a second transistor configured to selectively supply a data voltage to a third node which is a first electrode of the first-first transistor; a third-first transistor connected between the first node and a fourth node which is a second electrode of the first-second transistor; and a third-second transistor connected between the second node and the fourth node.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG
  • Publication number: 20210358967
    Abstract: A flexible display device includes: a flexible substrate; a semiconductor layer on the flexible substrate, the semiconductor layer including a polycrystalline semiconductor; a gate insulation layer on the semiconductor layer; and a gate electrode on the gate insulation layer, the gate electrode overlapping a channel region of the semiconductor layer in a plan view, wherein the semiconductor layer includes a source region and a drain region that are at opposite sides of the channel region, wherein the channel region includes a first region contacting the source region and a second region contacting the drain region, and wherein a channel width of the first region is greater than a channel width of the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 18, 2021
    Inventor: Keun Woo KIM
  • Patent number: 11164526
    Abstract: A display device including pixels is provided. Each of the pixels includes a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a second node, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a second transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first scan line, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node, and a third transistor having a first gate electrode connected to the first scan line, a second gate electrode, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the third node. The second gate electrode may be in a floating state, and the third transistor may be aged to alleviate a leakage current in order to improve image generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Mee Jae Kang, Han Bit Kim, Thanh Tien Nguyen, Yong Su Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Patent number: 11158261
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel including: a light emitting element connected between a first power source and a second power source; a first transistor connected between the first power source and the light emitting element to control a driving current, and including a first gate electrode connected to a first node and a second gate electrode connected to a bias control line; and a switching transistor connected between a data line and the first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a scan line; and a driving circuit to drive the pixel according to a driving frequency. The driving circuit drives the pixel in a first mode when the driving frequency is in a first range, and sequentially supplies a control signal having a first voltage and a second voltage to the bias control line during a light emission period of the pixel in the first mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Mee Jae Kang, Hye Na Kwak, Han Bit Kim, Thanh Tien Nguyen, Yong Su Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20210304672
    Abstract: Provided is a display device. The display device comprises a substrate, and a plurality of sub-pixels disposed on the substrate and including alight emitting element and a sub-pixel circuit driving the light emitting element. The sub-pixel circuit comprises a driving transistor controlling a driving current flowing through the light emitting element, a first transistor and a second transistor connected in series between a first node, which is a drain electrode of the driving transistor, and a second node, which is a gate electrode of the driving transistor, to receive the same scan signal, and a gate auxiliary electrode disposed on a gate electrode of the first transistor or the second transistor. The gate auxiliary electrode is connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor or the second transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Publication date: September 30, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Doo Na KIM, Han Bit KIM, Jae Seob LEE, Jae Hwan CHU
  • Publication number: 20210280652
    Abstract: A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2 ?m, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 ?m to about 2.5 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Publication date: September 9, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo Kim, Tae Wook Kang, Han Bit Kim, Bum Mo Sung, Do Kyeong Lee, Jae Seob Lee
  • Publication number: 20210210014
    Abstract: A display device includes a driving circuit that drives a pixel, and a display region including the pixel. The pixel includes a light emitting element electrically connected between a first power source and a second power source, a first transistor electrically connected between the first power source and the light emitting element to control a driving current, the first transistor including a first gate electrode electrically connected to a first node, and a second gate electrode electrically connected to a bias control line, and a switching transistor electrically connected between a data line and the first node, the switching transistor including a gate electrode electrically connected to a scan line. The driving circuit varies a control signal provided to the bias control line in a second period based on a first data signal provided to the data line during a first period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: July 8, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Hye Na KWAK, Doo Na KIM, Han Bit KIM, Yong Su LEE
  • Publication number: 20210150960
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel unit including a plurality of pixels; a scan driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a scan signal to the pixel unit; and a light emission control driver having a plurality of stages and configured to supply a light emission control signal to the pixel unit, wherein a first transistor of a plurality of transistors included in at least one of the stages of the scan driver or the stages of the light emission control driver comprises: an active layer pattern on a base layer, and including a channel region forming a channel, and first and second regions on opposite sides of the channel region; and a gate electrode spaced apart from the active layer pattern with a first insulating film therebetween, and overlapping the channel region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Hye Na KWAK, Doo Na KIM, Han Bit KIM, Bum Mo SUNG, Do Kyeong LEE, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU
  • Publication number: 20210151475
    Abstract: A display device and method of fabricating the same are provided. The display device includes a substrate and a thin-film transistor formed on the substrate. The thin-film transistor includes a lower gate conductive layer disposed on the substrate, and a lower gate insulating film disposed on the lower gate conductive layer The lower gate insulating film includes an upper surface and sidewalls. The thin-film transistor includes an active layer disposed on the upper surface of the lower gate insulating film, the active layer including sidewalls. At least one of the sidewalls of the lower gate insulating film and at least one of the sidewalls of the active layer are aligned with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Sub KIM, Keun Woo KIM, Ji Yeong SHIN, Yong Su LEE, Myoung Geun CHA, Ki Seok CHOI, Sang Gun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20210074785
    Abstract: A display device includes: a first semiconductor layer on a first buffer layer, and including a first active layer; a first gate insulating layer on the first semiconductor layer, and covering the first active layer; a first conductive layer on the first gate insulating layer, and including a first gate electrode; a second conductive layer on the first conductive layer, and including a first source/drain electrode; a first interlayer insulating layer on the first conductive layer; a second semiconductor layer on the first interlayer insulating layer, and including a second active layer; a second gate insulating layer on the second semiconductor layer, and covering the second active layer; and a third conductive layer on the second gate insulating layer, and including a second gate electrode and a second source/drain electrode. The first gate insulating layer and the second gate insulating layer include different insulating materials from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2020
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Inventors: Doo Na KIM, Keun Woo KIM, Tae Wook KANG, Do Kyeong LEE, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU, Kwang Hyun KIM, Yeoung Keol WOO, Yung Bin CHUNG
  • Publication number: 20210057502
    Abstract: A display device includes pixels at least one of which includes a light emitting element connected between a first power source and a second power source, a first transistor connected between the first power source and the light emitting element and controlling a driving current flowing through the light emitting element in response to a voltage of a first node, a switching transistor connected to the first node and including and active layer that includes first and second conductive regions spaced apart from each other, first and second channel regions disposed between the first and second conductive regions, and a common conductive region disposed between the first and second channel regions, and a conductive pattern overlapping the active layer to face the common conductive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Sang Sub KIM, Hye Na KWAK, Doo Na KIM, Thanh Tien NGUYEN, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU
  • Publication number: 20210057458
    Abstract: A display device includes: a plurality of pixels connected to gate lines and data lines; a gate driver to supply a gate signal to the gate lines; and a data driver to supply a data signal to the data lines. The gate driver includes: a first transistor including a first active layer at a first layer; and a second transistor including a second active layer at a second layer on the first layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2020
    Publication date: February 25, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Mee Jae KANG, Doo Na KIM, Yun Jung OH, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU
  • Publication number: 20210049958
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel including: a light emitting element connected between a first power source and a second power source; a first transistor connected between the first power source and the light emitting element to control a driving current, and including a first gate electrode connected to a first node and a second gate electrode connected to a bias control line; and a switching transistor connected between a data line and the first node, and including a gate electrode connected to a scan line; and a driving circuit to drive the pixel according to a driving frequency. The driving circuit drives the pixel in a first mode when the driving frequency is in a first range, and sequentially supplies a control signal having a first voltage and a second voltage to the bias control line during a light emission period of the pixel in the first mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Mee Jae KANG, Hye Na KWAK, Han Bit KIM, Thanh Tien NGUYEN, Yong Su LEE, Jae Seob LEE
  • Publication number: 20210036080
    Abstract: A display device includes a pixel disposed in a display region. The pixel includes a light-emitting element connected between a first power source and a second power source; a first transistor connected between the first power source and the light-emitting element to control a driving current flowing in the light-emitting element in response to a voltage of a first node; and at least one switching transistor to transmit a data signal or a voltage of an initialization power source to the first node. The switching transistor includes a first channel region, a first conductive region and a second conductive region which are respectively disposed at opposite sides of the first channel region, and a first wide band-gap region disposed between the first channel region and the second conductive region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Hye Na KWAK, Doo Na KIM, Sang Sub KIM, Thanh Tien NGUYEN, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU
  • Publication number: 20210036079
    Abstract: A display device includes: a pixel at a display region. The pixel includes: a light-emitting element connected between a first power source and a second power source; and a first transistor connected between the first power source and the light-emitting element, the first transistor to control a driving current of the light-emitting element in response to a voltage of a first node. The first transistor includes a first driving transistor and a second driving transistor that are connected in series with each other between the first power source and the light-emitting element, and the first driving transistor and the second driving transistor have structures that are asymmetric with each other in a cross-sectional view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Yong Su LEE, Myoung Geun CHA, Doo Na KIM, Sang Sub KIM, Jae Hwan CHU, Sang Gun CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200410192
    Abstract: An ultrasonic sensing device includes: a sensing layer between a driving electrode and a sensing electrode, wherein the sensing layer is configured to generate an electrical signal according to an ultrasound; and a first transistor comprising a first gate electrode connected to a selection line and a second gate electrode connected to the sensing electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Doo Na KIM, Ji Yeong SHIN, Yong Su LEE, Jae Hwan CHU, Ki Seok CHOI
  • Publication number: 20200342815
    Abstract: A display device including pixels is provided. Each of the pixels includes a first transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first node, a first electrode connected to a second node, and a second electrode connected to a third node, a second transistor having a gate electrode connected to a first scan line, a first electrode connected to a data line, and a second electrode connected to the second node, and a third transistor having a first gate electrode connected to the first scan line, a second gate electrode, a first electrode connected to the first node, and a second electrode connected to the third node. The second gate electrode may be in a floating state, and the third transistor may be aged to alleviate a leakage current in order to improve image generation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Publication date: October 29, 2020
    Applicant: Samsung Display Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Keun Woo KIM, Mee Jae KANG, Han Bit KIM, Thanh Tien NGUYEN, Yong Su LEE, Jae Seob LEE
  • Publication number: 20180036619
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bicycle exercise apparatus. A bicycle exercise apparatus includes: a main frame on which a bicycle is positioned; a front support unit which is provided at one side of the main frame and on which a front wheel of the bicycle is rotatably seated; a rear support unit which includes a rotation support unit that has a central portion rotatably coupled to the other side of the main frame such that the rotation support unit maintains a horizontal state while rotating together with the main frame, and one or more rear rollers that are provided on the rotation support unit and rotated together with a rear wheel when the bicycle travels; and a rotation unit which supports the main frame and is rotatably coupled to a central portion of the main frame so as to adjust an inclination angle of the main frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventor: Keun Woo Kim
  • Publication number: 20160332600
    Abstract: A wiper blade includes: a wiper strip which wipes a window glass of a vehicle; a lever assembly which supports the wiper strip; and a cover which is coupled to a wiper arm and receives the lever assembly. The cover includes a connection clip which is made of a resin material and is coupled to the cover by using an insert injection process. The connection clip includes a connection shaft and a pair of supports which are formed on both ends of the connection shaft and face each other. The support includes a wide width portion and a narrow width portion in a cross section of the support, which is perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the wiper blade. A width of the narrow width portion in a width direction of the wiper blade is less than a width of the wide width portion in the width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Young Dong Kang, Seong Hun Nam, Ji Yeong Bae, Keun Woo Kim, Young Geun Jang, Jeong Nam Jeong