Patents by Inventor Bo-Sung Kim

Bo-Sung 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).

  • Organic thin film transistor array panel and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 7993958
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a thin film transistor array panel is provided, the method including: forming a gate line on a substrate; forming a gate insulating layer on the gate line; forming a data line and a drain electrode on the gate insulating layer; forming an organic semiconductor layer on the data line, the drain electrode and an exposed portion of the gate insulating layer between the data line and the drain electrode; forming a protective member fully covering the organic semiconductor layer; forming a passivation layer on the protective layer, the data line, and the drain electrode; forming a contact hole in the passivation layer to expose a portion of the drain electrode; and forming a pixel electrode on the passivation layer, the pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the contact hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Sung Kim, Woo-Jae Lee, Min-Seong Ryu
  • Organic thin film transistor array panel and method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 7994494
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor array panel includes; a substrate, a data line formed on the substrate, a gate line intersecting the data line and including a gate electrode, a first interlayer insulating layer formed on the gate line and the data line and including a first opening exposing the gate electrode, a gate insulator formed in the first opening, a source electrode disposed on the gate insulator and connected to the data line, a pixel electrode disposed on the gate insulator and including a drain electrode opposing the source electrode, a insulating bank formed on the source electrode and the drain electrode, the insulating bank defining a second opening which exposes portions of the source electrode and the drain electrode, and an organic semiconductor formed in the second opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Sung Kim, Mun-Pyo Hong, Yong-Uk Lee, Joon-Hak Oh, Keun-Kyu Song, Seung-Hwan Cho
  • Thin film transistor array panel and manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 7977144
    Abstract: A method for a thin film transistor array panel includes forming a gate line and a pixel electrode on a substrate, forming a gate insulating layer covering the gate line, forming a data line including a source electrode and a drain electrode on the gate insulating layer, forming an interlayer insulating layer covering the data line and the drain electrode on the gate insulating layer, forming a first opening in the interlayer insulating layer, forming an organic semiconductor in the first opening, forming a passivation layer on the organic semiconductor and the interlayer insulating layer, and forming a second opening in the interlayer insulating layer to expose the pixel electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Seung-Hwan Cho, Bo-Sung Kim, Keun-Kyu Song, Tae-Young Choi, Jung-Hun Noh
  • MOBILE INDUSTRY PROCESSOR INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20110156936
    Abstract: An optimized Mobile Industry Processor Interface (MIPI) includes a transmitter physical (PHY) layer configured to convert input data into serial data and transmit the serial data in synchronization with a high-speed clock, a receiver PHY layer configured to convert the serial data into 8-bit parallel data in synchronization with the clock received from the transmitter, a bit merge block configured to merge the parallel data received from the receiver PHY layer so as to form 32-bit data using multiple lanes and to transmit the 32-bit data to a receiver protocol layer, the receiver protocol layer being configured to decode and recognize the data received from the bit merge block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Inventors: Bo-Sung Kim, Seung Nam Park, Jae Il Cheon
  • THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110140094
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array panel according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a gate electrode disposed on an insulation substrate; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate electrode; a semiconductor disposed on the gate insulating layer; an etching stop layer disposed on the semiconductor; an insulating layer disposed on the gate insulating layer; and a source electrode and a drain electrode overlapping the semiconductor. The semiconductor and the gate insulating layer have a first portion on which the etching stop layer and the insulating layer are disposed, and a second portion on which etching stop layer and the insulating layer are not disposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2010
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Tae-Young Choi, Hi-Kuk Lee, Bo-Sung Kim, Young-Min Kim, Seung-Hwan Cho, Young-Soo Yoon, Yeon-Taek Jeong, Seon-Pil Jang
  • TOUCH SUBSTRATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110096005
    Abstract: A touch substrate includes a base substrate, a common electrode and a wire electrode. The base substrate has a plurality of common electrode areas. A common electrode is disposed in each of the common electrode areas. The common electrode has a plurality of first electrode lines extended in a first direction and arranged in a second direction crossing the first direction and a plurality of second electrode lines arranged in the first direction. The wire electrode is connected to an end of the common electrode to apply a voltage to the common electrode. The common electrode and the wire electrode are simultaneously formed through a same process using a printing substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2010
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Inventors: KYU-YOUNG KIM, Bo-Sung Kim, Young-Gu Lee, Nam-Ok Jung
  • THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL USING ORGANIC SEMICONDUCTOR AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110084260
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed an organic thin film transistor, an organic thin film transistor array substrate and an organic thin film transistor display. The present invention disclosed organic materials which is proper for the application to a large screen display. The presentation also disclosed structures and a method for manufacturing such an organic thin film transistor, the organic thin film transistor array substrate and the organic thin film transistor display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bo Sung KIM, Mun-Pyo HONG, Min-Seong RYU, Yong-Uk LEE
  • Making organic thin film transistor array panels
    Patent number: 7919778
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor (OTFT) array panel for a display device includes a gate line and a pixel electrode formed on a substrate, the gate line and pixel electrode each having a first conductive layer including a transparent conductive oxide and a second conductive layer including a metal, a data line crossing the gate line and including a source electrode, a drain electrode facing the source electrode and connected with the pixel electrode, and an organic semiconductor in contact with the source electrode and the drain electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun-Kyu Song, Bo-Sung Kim, Seung-Hwan Cho
  • ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR
    Publication number: 20110053315
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor substrate includes a gate line formed on a substrate, a data line intersecting the gate line and defining a subpixel area, an organic thin film transistor including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode facing the source electrode, and an organic semiconductor layer forming a channel between the source and drain electrodes, a passivation layer parallel with the gate line, for covering the organic semiconductor layer and peripheral regions of the organic semiconductor layer, and a bank insulating layer for determining the position of the organic semiconductor layer and the passivation layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Seung Hwan CHO, Bo Sung Kim, Keun Kyu Song
  • LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY INCLUDING A SPACER ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110037933
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Mun, Jang-Kun Song, Yong-Woo Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung, Jung-Ho Lee, Hyo-Rak Nam
  • ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20110039363
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor array panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a data line disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the data line and having a contact hole exposing the data line; a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and connected to the data line through the contact hole; a second electrode disposed on the insulating layer; an organic semiconductor disposed on the first and the second electrodes; a gate insulator disposed on the organic semiconductor; and a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2010
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventors: Bo-Sung KIM, Yong-Uk Lee, Mun-Pyo Hong
  • METHOD OF FORMING INK PATTERNS AND APPARATUS FOR PRINTING INK PATTERNS
    Publication number: 20110023736
    Abstract: A method of forming ink patterns and an apparatus for printing ink patterns capable of reducing the amount of wasted ink and enhancing the printing and positional precision of the shape of ink patterns on a member to be printed, are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Inventors: Bo-Sung Kim, Kyu-Young Kim, Youn-Gu Lee, Chang-Hoon Kim, Nam-Ok Jung
  • Thin film transistor array panel using organic semiconductor and a method for manufacturing the same
    Patent number: 7880170
    Abstract: The present invention disclosed an organic thin film transistor, an organic thin film transistor array substrate and an organic thin film transistor display. The present invention disclosed organic materials which is proper for the application to a large screen display. The presentation also disclosed structures and a method for manufacturing such an organic thin film transistor, the organic thin film transistor array substrate and the organic thin film transistor display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Sung Kim, Mun-Pyo Hong, Min-Seong Ryu, Yong-Uk Lee
  • ORGANIC THIN FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20110014736
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor (“TFT”) array panel includes a substrate, a gate line extending in a first direction, a data line extending in a second direction, intersecting with and insulated from the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line, a drain electrode facing the source electrode, a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode, and an organic semiconductor connected to the source electrode and the drain electrode, the organic semiconductor made of an organic material with photosensitivity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Sung KIM, Mun-Pyo HONG, Woo-Jae LEE
  • Thin film transistor substrate and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 7863086
    Abstract: A thin film transistor substrate includes an insulating substrate, a gate electrode formed on the insulating substrate, a first gate insulating film formed on the gate electrode and having an opening for exposing at least part of the gate electrode, a second gate insulating film covering the gate electrode exposed by the opening and having a larger dielectric constant than the first gate insulating film, a source electrode and a drain electrode disposed apart from each other in a central area of the second gate insulating film and defining a channel region there between, and an organic semiconductor layer formed in the channel region. A method for forming the TFT substrate is also provided. Thus, the present invention provides a TFT substrate in which a characteristic of a TFT is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-sung Kim, Soo-jin Kim, Young-min Kim, Keun-kyu Song, Yong-uk Lee, Mun-pyo Hong, Tae-young Choi, Joon-hak Oh
  • Organic thin film transistor substrate and method of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 7858971
    Abstract: An organic TFT substrate includes a gate line on a substrate, a pixel electrode in a same plane of the gate line, a data line insulated from the gate line, an organic TFT including a gate electrode connected to the gate line, a source electrode connected to the data line and insulated from the gate line, a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode and insulated from the gate electrode, and an organic semiconductor layer contacting each of the source and drain electrodes, and a gate-insulating layer on the gate line and the gate electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Keun Kyu Song, Seung Hwan Cho, Bo Sung Kim, Young Min Kim, Jung Han Shin
  • THIN-FILM TRANSISTOR ARRAY PANEL AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100308326
    Abstract: A thin-film transistor array panel includes: an insulating substrate; an oxide semiconductor layer that is formed on the insulating substrate and includes a metal inorganic salt and zinc acetate; a gate electrode overlapping with the oxide semiconductor layer; a gate insulating film that is interposed between the oxide semiconductor layer and the gate electrode; and a source electrode and a drain electrode that at least partially overlap the oxide semiconductor layer and are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
    Inventors: Young-Min KIM, Bo-Sung Kim, Yeon-Taek Jeong, Tae-Young Choi, Seon-Pil Jang, Seung-Hwan Cho, Bo-Kyoung Ahn, Byeong-Soo Bae, Seok-Jun Seo
  • Organic thin film transistor array and manufacturing method thereof
    Patent number: 7842538
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor array panel is provided, which includes: a substrate; a data line formed on the substrate and including a source electrode; a drain electrode formed on the substrate and separated from the data line; an organic semiconductor disposed on the source electrode and the drain electrode; a gate insulator formed on the organic semiconductor; a gate line including a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulator; a passivation layer formed on the gate line and having a first contact hole on the drain electrode; a pixel electrode connected to the drain electrode through the first contact hole; and an opaque light blocking member disposed under the organic semiconductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Uk Lee, Bo-Sung Kim, Min-Seong Ryu, Mun-Pyo Hong
  • Liquid crystal display including a spacer element and method for fabricating the same
    Patent number: 7843542
    Abstract: A liquid crystal display includes first and second substrates. The first substrate has a first insulating substrate, and a pixel electrode formed on the first insulating substrate with a first opening pattern. The second substrate has a second insulating substrate, and a common electrode formed on the second insulating substrate with a second opening pattern. The first and the second opening patterns proceed parallel to each other while being arranged in an alternate manner. A liquid crystal material is injected between the first and the second substrates. A spacer is positioned at an end of the second opening pattern to maintain the distance between the first and the second substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joong-Hyun Mun, Jang-Kun Song, Yong-Woo Choi, Bo-Sung Kim, Kwan-Wook Jung, Jung-Ho Lee, Hyo-Rak Nam
  • Organic thin film transistor array panel
    Patent number: 7838872
    Abstract: An organic thin film transistor array panel according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate; a data line disposed on the substrate; an insulating layer disposed on the data line and having a contact hole exposing the data line; a first electrode disposed on the insulating layer and connected to the data line through the contact hole; a second electrode disposed on the insulating layer; an organic semiconductor disposed on the first and the second electrodes; a gate insulator disposed on the organic semiconductor; and a gate electrode disposed on the gate insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo-Sung Kim, Yong-Uk Lee, Mun-Pyo Hong