Patents by Inventor Bongchoon KWAK

Bongchoon KWAK 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: 20240105125
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a display device and a data driving circuit. Specifically, there may be provided a display device comprising a display panel where a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of subpixels are disposed, a gate driving circuit configured to supply scan signals to the plurality of gate lines, a data driving circuit configured to convert digital image data into an analog data voltage and supply the analog data voltage to the plurality of data lines, a timing controller configured to control the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit, a first gamma circuit generating a first gamma voltage corresponding to a first pixel during a period corresponding to a first color selection signal, and a second gamma circuit generating a second gamma voltage corresponding to a second pixel during a period corresponding to a second color selection signal different from the first color selection signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Beom-Jin KIM, Hyunwoo KIM, Bongchoon KWAK, HongJu LEE
  • Patent number: 11847974
    Abstract: A display panel sets a focus area per frame, based on focus area setting information and focus area reference line information received from the outside, control the number of gate lines simultaneously driven according to the focus area, and display a rendered image per focus area, thereby preventing the quality degradation of the image perceived by the user and increasing the frame rate of the display panel, and enhancing the quality of the virtual reality experience provided by the virtual reality device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungjin Jang, HyeonSik Kim, UnSang Yu, Kwangdug Choi, JinBong Chung, Sunkyung Shin, Sojung Jung, Beom-Jin Kim, Bongchoon Kwak
  • Patent number: 11727856
    Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus can include a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel can include a first light emitting device and a first pixel driving circuit configured to drive the first light emitting device. The second pixel can include a second light emitting device and a second pixel driving circuit configured to drive the second light emitting device. The light emitting display apparatus can further include a repair transistor connected between the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device, and a repair control transistor connected to a gate of the repair transistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bongchoon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20230206818
    Abstract: A light emitting display apparatus can include a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel can include a first light emitting device and a first pixel driving circuit configured to drive the first light emitting device. The second pixel can include a second light emitting device and a second pixel driving circuit configured to drive the second light emitting device. The light emitting display apparatus can further include a repair transistor connected between the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device, and a repair control transistor connected to a gate of the repair transistor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bongchoon KWAK
  • Publication number: 20230178029
    Abstract: A display panel sets a focus area per frame, based on focus area setting information and focus area reference line information received from the outside, control the number of gate lines simultaneously driven according to the focus area, and display a rendered image per focus area, thereby preventing the quality degradation of the image perceived by the user and increasing the frame rate of the display panel, and enhancing the quality of the virtual reality experience provided by the virtual reality device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyungjin JANG, HyeonSik KIM, UnSang YU, Kwangdug CHOI, JinBong CHUNG, Sunkyung SHIN, Sojung JUNG, Beom-Jin KIM, Bongchoon Kwak
  • Publication number: 20230078752
    Abstract: A display device, by detecting a subpixel which is a defect by using an electronic fuse electrically connected to a driving transistor disposed on a subpixel and performing a repair, a display device being capable of detecting a defect and repairing by a circuit driving of the subpixel can be provided. Thus, even in the case that a repair by a physical method is not possible according to types of the display device, by detecting a defect of the subpixel and performing a repair, an image quality deterioration due to the defect of the subpixel can be prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: UnSang YU, Bongchoon KWAK
  • Patent number: 11430391
    Abstract: A gate driver, a data driver, and a display apparatus including the gate driver and the data driver, may enable a resolution of each region of a display panel to be changed. The gate driver may include a gate resolution control signal output device outputting gate resolution control signals; a gate pulse generating device generating gate pulses to be output to gate lines; and a gate line selection device selecting gate lines, to which the gate pulses output from the gate pulse generating device are to be transferred, on the basis of the gate resolution control signals. The gate pulse generating device includes gate stages generating the gate pulses. The gate line selection device includes gate serial switches; and gate parallel switches. The gate serial switches respectively connect the gate stages to the gate lines, and each of the gate parallel switches connects two adjacent gate lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bongchoon Kwak, Sunkyung Shin
  • Publication number: 20220158132
    Abstract: An electroluminescent display device comprises first to third subpixels each of which including a contact area and a light emission area, each subpixel provided with a first electrode, the first electrode extending from the light emission area to the contact area of each of the first to third subpixels; a first reflective layer provided in the light emission area of the first subpixel and electrically insulated from the first electrode of the first subpixel; a second reflective layer provided at least in the light emission area of the second subpixel; and a third reflective layer provided at least in the light emission area of the third subpixel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Bongchoon Kwak, UnSang Yu, Jaehun Jun
  • Publication number: 20210398491
    Abstract: A gate driver, a data driver, and a display apparatus including the gate driver and the data driver, may enable a resolution of each region of a display panel to be changed. The gate driver may include a gate resolution control signal output device outputting gate resolution control signals; a gate pulse generating device generating gate pulses to be output to gate lines; and a gate line selection device selecting gate lines, to which the gate pulses output from the gate pulse generating device are to be transferred, on the basis of the gate resolution control signals. The gate pulse generating device includes gate stages generating the gate pulses. The gate line selection device includes gate serial switches; and gate parallel switches. The gate serial switches respectively connect the gate stages to the gate lines, and each of the gate parallel switches connects two adjacent gate lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bongchoon KWAK, Sunkyung SHIN
  • Patent number: 11114039
    Abstract: A micro-display device comprises a silicon substrate in which a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of emission signal lines, and a plurality of subpixels are disposed; a gate driver circuit disposed on a first side of a pixel array to drive the plurality of gate lines; an emission driver circuit driving the plurality of emission signal lines and disposed on a second side of the pixel array different from the first side of the pixel array where the gate driver circuit is disposed; a data driver circuit disposed on a third side of the pixel array to drive the plurality of data lines; a memory storing duty data regarding duty ratios of an emission signal applied to the plurality of emission signal lines; and a control circuit controlling signals applied to the gate driver circuit, the data driver circuit and the emission driver circuit, wherein the control circuit is set to have different emission times with respect to subpixels connected to the plurality of emission signal lines acc
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sojung Jung, Beom-Jin Kim, Bongchoon Kwak
  • Patent number: 10692411
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display device, a test circuit, and a test method thereof. More specifically, a display device may include a silicon substrate having a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of sensing lines, and a pixel array on which a plurality of subpixels are arranged; a test circuit arranged on the silicon substrate, the test circuit configured to select at least one line of the plurality of data lines or the plurality of sensing lines, to convert a signal transmitted through the selected line into a digital signal, and to output test data; and a test pad unit configured to output the test data to a circuit outside the silicon substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beom-Jin Kim, Sunkyung Shin, Bongchoon Kwak, Sojung Jung
  • Publication number: 20200184904
    Abstract: A micro-display device comprises a silicon substrate in which a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of emission signal lines, and a plurality of subpixels are disposed; a gate driver circuit disposed on a first side of a pixel array to drive the plurality of gate lines; an emission driver circuit driving the plurality of emission signal lines and disposed on a second side of the pixel array different from the first side of the pixel array where the gate driver circuit is disposed; a data driver circuit disposed on a third side of the pixel array to drive the plurality of data lines; a memory storing duty data regarding duty ratios of an emission signal applied to the plurality of emission signal lines; and a control circuit controlling signals applied to the gate driver circuit, the data driver circuit and the emission driver circuit, wherein the control circuit is set to have different emission times with respect to subpixels connected to the plurality of emission signal lines acc
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sojung JUNG, Beom-Jin KIM, Bongchoon KWAK
  • Publication number: 20190197930
    Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a display device, a test circuit, and a test method thereof. More specifically, a display device may include a silicon substrate having a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, a plurality of sensing lines, and a pixel array on which a plurality of subpixels are arranged; a test circuit arranged on the silicon substrate, the test circuit configured to select at least one line of the plurality of data lines or the plurality of sensing lines, to convert a signal transmitted through the selected line into a digital signal, and to output test data; and a test pad unit configured to output the test data to a circuit outside the silicon substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Beom-Jin KIM, Sunkyung SHIN, Bongchoon KWAK, Sojung JUNG