Patents Assigned to SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
  • Publication number: 20230237956
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2023
    Publication date: July 27, 2023
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jun Young JUNG, Myung Hee LEE
  • Patent number: 11705059
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jun Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20230154387
    Abstract: Provided is a pixel driving circuit operatable in a low-definition mode and a high-definition mode using the same pixel memory, and a display device including the same. The pixel driving circuit may include a driving line configured to connect between an emitter and a positive power source or between the emitter and a negative power source, a first transistor connected in series on the driving line and turned on in response to a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal, a first driving unit and a second driving unit that are connected in series on the driving line and electrically connected in parallel to each other, and a second transistor connected between a reference voltage source, which is connected to apply a reference voltage to the first driving unit and the second driving unit, and the second driving unit and turned on or off in response to a display mode selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2020
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon LEE, Jin Woong JANG
  • Publication number: 20230144029
    Abstract: Provided is a device for controlling luminance of a display, having a simplified ACL circuit compared to the prior art. The device for controlling luminance of a display calculates the average luminance (Y_avg) when video data is input, and determines the luminance variation (?Y) according to the average luminance. The device for controlling luminance of a display may adjust the luminance of a display by controlling a current (driving current) that is used to drive a light-emitting diode included in a pixel, instead of modifying video data for the adjustment of luminance. That is, unlike the prior art, the device for controlling luminance of a display does not modify video data, for the control of luminance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon LEE, Sung Qwan OH
  • Patent number: 11645975
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit and a display device including the same. A pixel driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first pixel circuit configured to control light-emission and non-emission of the luminous element in response to a control signal applied to each of a plurality of subframes constituting a frame during a light-emitting period and a second pixel circuit storing a bit value of image data in a data writing period and generating the control signal based on the bit value and a clock signal in the light-emitting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11605337
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit and a display device including the same. A pixel driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first pixel circuit configured to control light-emission and non-emission of the luminous element in response to a control signal applied to each of a plurality of subframes constituting a frame during a light-emitting period and a second pixel circuit storing a bit value of image data in a data writing period and generating the control signal based on the bit value and a clock signal in the light-emitting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20230005420
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jun Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20230005419
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: January 5, 2023
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jun Young Jung
  • Publication number: 20220415245
    Abstract: A display apparatus is capable of improving a dynamic false contour. The display apparatus may control to change an order of a plurality of pulses of which widths are modulated for an emission time set within one frame, or divide pulses corresponding to the most significant bit (MSB) and the second significant bit (MSB-1) of image data among the pulses into two or more sub-pulses, and output the sub-pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Ji Haeng LEE, Jin Woong JANG, Ji Han KIM, Dae Young JUNG, Jong Gu JEON, Do Kyung KIM
  • Publication number: 20220406236
    Abstract: Provided are a pixel having two contacting points and an operating method of the pixel. The pixel includes a positive power terminal and a negative power terminal which are related to power required for driving of a pixel driving circuit unit driving a plurality of light-emitting elements, wherein the positive power terminal is connected to a data driving circuit, and the negative power terminal is connected to a scan driving circuit. The pixel may be driven according to a potential difference between a signal output from the data driving circuit and a signal output from the scan driving circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon LEE, Jin Woong JANG
  • Publication number: 20220392401
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon LEE, Jun Young JUNG
  • Patent number: 11482165
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit and a display device including the same. A pixel driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first pixel circuit configured to control light-emission and non-emission of the luminous element in response to a control signal applied to each of a plurality of subframes constituting a frame during a light-emitting period and a second pixel circuit storing a bit value of image data in a data writing period and generating the control signal based on the bit value and a clock signal in the light-emitting period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 11475814
    Abstract: The present specification provides a display apparatus allowing brightness of a display panel to be more finely controlled as compared with the related art. The display apparatus according to the present specification includes a display panel in which a plurality of pixels are arranged in m×n, and K shift register units configured to sequentially output pulse signals having a width adjusted to adjust brightness of the display panel to m horizontal pixel lines, wherein each of the shift register units includes m main flip-flops and m?1 sub-flip-flops connected between the in main flip-flops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jin Woong Jang
  • Publication number: 20220293043
    Abstract: The present invention is related to pixels and a display apparatus including: a display unit including a plurality of pixels; a signal control unit for generating a first voltage signal and a second voltage signal; a column driver connected to each of the pixels to transmit the first voltage signal to the pixel through a column line; and a row driver connected to each of the pixels to transmit the second voltage signal to the pixel through a row line, wherein the signal control unit generates the second voltage signal so that a voltage level of the second voltage signal rises to be higher than or equal to a predetermined level value during a non-emission period of the pixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon LEE, Jin Woong JANG
  • Publication number: 20220293046
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit and a display device including the same. A pixel driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first pixel circuit configured to control light-emission and non-emission of the luminous element in response to a control signal applied to each of a plurality of subframes constituting a frame during a light-emitting period and a second pixel circuit storing a bit value of image data in a data writing period and generating the control signal based on the bit value and a clock signal in the light-emitting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220293047
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit and a display device including the same. A pixel driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first pixel circuit configured to control light-emission and non-emission of the luminous element in response to a control signal applied to each of a plurality of subframes constituting a frame during a light-emitting period and a second pixel circuit storing a bit value of image data in a data writing period and generating the control signal based on the bit value and a clock signal in the light-emitting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Applicant: Sapien Semiconductors Inc
    Inventor: Jae Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 11335251
    Abstract: An LED driving apparatus includes a driving circuit and multiple pixel circuits, each including: a pixel line connecting pixel power sources; an LED in series to the pixel line; two pixel MOSFETs connected in series to the pixel line, wherein the first MOSFET is turned on by the driving circuit and the second MOSFET is connected to the first MOSFET source; and a capacitor connected between the two MOSFET gates. The driving circuit includes: a driving line connecting driving power sources; a current source in series to the driving line; two driving MOSFETs connected in series to the driving line, wherein the first driving MOSFET is connected to the first pixel MOSFET gate and the second driving MOSFET is connected to the second pixel MOSFET gate and the first driving MOSFET source; and a switch connected between the gates of the first pixel and the first driving MOSFETs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jin Woong Jang
  • Publication number: 20220101784
    Abstract: The present embodiments disclose a pixel driving circuit and a display device including the same. A pixel driving circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first pixel circuit configured to control light-emission and non-emission of the luminous element in response to a control signal applied to each of a plurality of subframes constituting a frame during a light-emitting period and a second pixel circuit storing a bit value of image data in a data writing period and generating the control signal based on the bit value and a clock signal in the light-emitting period.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC
    Inventor: Jae Hoon LEE
  • Patent number: 11270665
    Abstract: Provided are a display device and a method of controlling a brightness of the display device. The method of controlling a brightness of the display device according to an embodiment includes: applying first input image data to a display unit including a plurality of pixels to display a first image; detecting a brightness for each pixel from output image data of the first image displayed on the display unit, and extracting compensation pixels each having a brightness difference exceeding a reference value, the brightness difference being a difference between a detected brightness and a reference brightness; and generating compensation data of the compensation pixels based on the brightness differences of the compensation pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventor: Jae Hoon Lee
  • Publication number: 20220036815
    Abstract: An LED driving apparatus includes a driving circuit and multiple pixel circuits, each including: a pixel line connecting pixel power sources; an LED in series to the pixel line; two pixel MOSFETs connected in series to the pixel line, wherein the first MOSFET is turned on by the driving circuit and the second MOSFET is connected to the first MOSFET source; and a capacitor connected between the two MOSFET gates. The driving circuit includes: a driving line connecting driving power sources; a current source in series to the driving line; two driving MOSFETs connected in series to the driving line, wherein the first driving MOSFET is connected to the first pixel MOSFET gate and the second driving MOSFET is connected to the second pixel MOSFET gate and the first driving MOSFET source; and a switch connected between the gates of the first pixel and the first driving MOSFETs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicant: SAPIEN SEMICONDUCTORS INC.
    Inventors: Jae Hoon Lee, Jin Woong Jang